Congratulations to Dr. Grace McNutt on her successful PhD defence yesterday, with her thesis "Women on the Water: The Feminine Seascape Onboard Nova Scotia’s Nineteenth Century Deepwater Merchant Sailing Vessels." Dr. McNutt will soon begin a postdoctoral fellowship at CBU. We're proud of you!
07.10.2025 11:36 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Grace McNutt from the Department of History is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:30 A.M. Good luck, Grace! #DalDefender
Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St)
06.10.2025 10:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A page from the Peace and Friendship Treaties at the Nova Scotia Archives.
Treaty Day marks the start of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
01.10.2025 12:08 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire. Date limite : le 30 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
19.09.2025 20:27 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor – History. Deadline: November 30, 2025. #cdnhist #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
19.09.2025 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Visitor Services Staff at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
jobs.novascotia.ca/job/HALIFAX-...
#MuseumJobs #NovaScotia
17.09.2025 12:28 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire des États-Unis. Date limite : le 2 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians #mcgill cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
17.09.2025 13:02 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor – U.S. History. Deadline: November 2, 2025. #cdnhist #skystorians #mcgill cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
17.09.2025 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Bourse de maîtrise ès arts – La désindustrialisation en Amérique du Nord. Date limite : le 15 décembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #UNB @histstudiesunb.bsky.social cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
17.09.2025 15:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
MA Fellowship – Deindustrialization in North America. Deadline: December 15, 2025. #cdnhist #skystorians #UNB @histstudiesunb.bsky.social cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
17.09.2025 15:51 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement
Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement: ow.ly/YwCi50WXi8f
16.09.2025 03:37 — 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Brown University - Early Modern European History, Brown University | H-Net
Please circulate - we are hiring in Early Modern European history!
12.09.2025 00:28 — 👍 24 🔁 33 💬 0 📌 2
“one of the wickedest crimes ever committed in this part of the country”: The Execution of John Oliver, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1942
By Michael Boudreau[1] John Arthur Oliver, age sixty-three, was charged with the murder of Sgt. Herbert Lobb, a member of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. on the afternoon of Saturday, December 2…
We're Baaa-aack!!
On the blog ... Michael Boudreau welcomes us to the 2025-2026 academic year with "'one of the wickedest crimes ever committed in this part of the country': The Execution of John Oliver, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1942":
15.09.2025 12:05 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Applications for Halifax Humanities 101 are now OPEN! If you love reading and discussing big questions, and are based in the Halifax Regional Municipality then this FREE 8-month great books course might be for you! Visit our website to learn more or to apply: halifaxhumanitiessociety.ca
01.08.2025 12:59 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Recognizing the minds behind the momentum: Dal’s 2025 research awards
Dalhousie honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.
Congratulations to Dr. Ajay Parasram, one of the recipients of this year's President's Research Excellence Award for Research Impact! Dr. Parasram is an associate professor with International Development Studies and History.
Learn about this year's honourees in DalNews: www.dal.ca/news/2025/07...
29.07.2025 14:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Deux offres d'emploi : Professeur.e associé.e et professeur.e adjoint.e – Conservation numérique et patrimoine culturel. Date limite : le 8 septembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
28.07.2025 14:10 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Two job postings: Associate Professor & Assistant Professor – Digital Curation and Cultural Heritage. Deadline: September 8, 2025. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
28.07.2025 14:10 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Call for Papers - Monster Fest 2025
Sun 31 Aug [ADT]: Call for Papers!! The Department of the Study of Religion and the Women and Gender Studies Programs at Saint Mary’s University are holding their first Monster Fest! We invite proposa...
Call for papers: #MonsterFest2025! Held in partnership with
@ucscmonsters.bsky.social, this Oct. 28-31 event at Saint Mary's University in #Halifax will include an academic conference, films, art, a Monster Ball, a Bizarre Bazaar and much more. Details: loom.ly/QOy7PZk. #monsters #artswithimpact
28.07.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
Migration and Mobility History
The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.
Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire canadienne. Date limite : prolongée jusqu’au 21 juillet 2025. #cdnhist #histoire cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
15.07.2025 12:59 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor – Canadian History. Deadline: Extended to July 21, 2025. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
15.07.2025 13:00 — 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Gather in the Studley Quad as we raise the Progress Pride Flag in solidarity and celebration.
Stick around for a free BBQ at the Killam Library Podium! 🌈 🍔
03.07.2025 20:02 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire canadienne. Date limite : le 7 juillet 2025. #cdnhist #histoire cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
27.06.2025 19:34 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor – Canadian History. Deadline: July 7, 2025. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
27.06.2025 19:35 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Together@Dal: Grad Edition: FGS is hiring five graduate student Grad mentors from Dal's Halifax or Truro campuses for its Together@Dal: Grad Edition orientation program. Apply via myCareer (Job ID's 138108 - Grad Mentors (Domestic) and 138106 - Grad Mentors (International). Apply by: July 4 at 9 a.m
30.06.2025 21:30 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Medieval/Early Modern historian of Iran, Central Asia and India at Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada
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