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History's own Mary Jane McCallum and Erin Millions win award.

Indigenous Afternoons in the Archives wins Manitoba Day Award

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Features

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H. Sanford Riley Postdoctoral Fellow The Department of History would like to welcome The "2021" H. Sanford Riley Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Dale Barbour. Join us in congratulating Dr. Barbour.Read more >

Sessional Instructor Jon Malek featured in the Uniter Uniter, University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper featuring an article on History's own sessional instructor Jon Malek. Read more >

One Great History - Podcast Every Winnipegger who’s left knows the feeling: the city comes up in conversation, and an outsider comments about how cold it is, how there’s nothing to do, how it’s not very interesting at all. The Winnipegger’s blood starts to boil. "Hey," the Winnipegger thinks, "only we can say that." "I feel like it’s like having a kind of weird cousin," historian Sabrina Janke says on the first episode of One Great History, a new podcast about the Manitoba capital. "I can make fun of them, but you can’t." "Don’t you dare," co-host and fellow historian Alex Judge interjects. Read more >

History Honours Alumnus, Chris Young winner. Bachelor of History Honours, and Bachelor of Education Alumnus, Chris Young is the 2020 Recipient of the Prestigious Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching. The History Department at the University of Winnipeg congratulates him on a job well done!!! Read more >

The Department of History and Art History would like to extend it's congratulations to former chair of History Dr. James Hanley on becoming a recipient of the Robin H. Farquhar award for excelence in contributing to self-governance at the upcoming fall convocation! Read more >

History professor named Associate Dean of Arts The History department would like to congratulate Dr. Paul Lawrie on his appointment to Associate Dean of Arts!!Read more >

The Value of a History Degree What Can You Do With a History Degree?Read more >

Aboriginal History Book Prize Dr. Mary Jane McCallum Full Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Department of History along with Dr. Adele Perry From the University of Manitoba co-authors of Structures of Indifference: A Life and Death in a Canadian City win Aboriginal History Book Prize.Read more >

Manitoba Food History Project History's own Dr. Janis Thiessen Food History project.Read more >

Destiny Elcock

Student Profile - Destiny Elcock Learn how majoring in history gave one student an opportunity to explore her culture, language, and, most importantly, her family history.Read more >