Inspiring Sustainable Futures
If we wish to make meaningful progress toward resolving the great challenges of our age, the Humanities have a central role to play. Our new three-year Strategic Plan charts a way forward so our students, faculty, staff and graduates are all active participants in changing the world for the better.
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McMaster University is launching Canada’s most comprehensive leadership college with a $50-million gift from Chancellor Emeritus Lynton “Red” Wilson and the Wilson Foundation.
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Where will Canada be in the next decade? How can the past inform where Canada will go in the future? How will Canada lead through challenging and uncertain times? Find out more with The Future of Canada Project.
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NEWS & STORIES
April 24, 2024
Media Art students’ immersive audio project: It sounds like a rainforest!
You might notice the obvious sound of an explosion in an action movie or a loud character talking on your favourite sitcom, but background sounds are equally important. Are our characters standing on the corner next to a busy intersection? Maybe they are deep in the rainforest! Throughout their time in Interactive and Spatial … Continued
April 19, 2024
Humanities researchers working at the intersection of social challenges and the environment
Five researchers from a range of disciplines share insights about how humanities research can contribute to our understanding of the environment, and what they’d like people to be thinking about this Earth Day. ...
UPCOMING EVENTS
I was greeted with a nurturing love of reading and learning. It was the ability to sit down, focus and construct an argument or opinion. Reading is a superpower.
Tristan Toye '14
Read MoreMultimedia
The experience of a Humanities degree is the preparation for life’s skills and opportunities
Mark Giavedoni '01
Read MoreCombined Honours English and History
There is something special about the program and I really think it has to do with some of the professors there who put their hearts into teaching and mentoring students.
Nandini Thiyagarajan '17
Read MorePhD English
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