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The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to celebrate Pride Month with the announcement that Alexandra Coakley has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Alexandra is a PhD student in the Department of History. Her research focuses on small...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Alexandra Coakley Studies Role of Gay Newspapers in AIDS Activism

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Hannah Jasper has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Hannah is a PhD student in the History of Art Department. She studies 20th-century visual culture, with a focus on visual serial print media...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Hannah Jasper studies how marketing for "Nanook of the North" shaped perceptions of Inuit culture

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Erin Dunbar has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Erin is a PhD student in the Department of French studying multilingualism in 19th century French, Russian, and Québécois literatures....Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Erin Dunbar Studies Multilingualism in 19th-century Québécois Literature

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce Jessica Jiang as a recipient of an Edward E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Jessica is a PhD candidate in the Department of Ethnic Studies, with a designated emphasis in women, gender, and sexuality studies. Her...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Jessica Jiang studies historical interactions between Indigenous and Chinese communities in the Pacific Northwest

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to introduce Sophie Helpard as a recipient of our Edward E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship for Spring 2025.

Sophie is a Master of Public Affairs student at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Her research studies the...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Sophie Helpard Studies Social Benefits of Sports Funding

The Canadian Studies Program is excited to announce that Lillian Liu is joining our team as a social media and marketing intern.

Lillian is a third-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley, studying Environmental Economics and Policy with a dual degree in Comparative Literature. She is...Read more about Canadian Studies Welcomes New Student Intern, Lillian Liu

It is with great sadness that the Canadian Studies Program announces the passing of our former director and longtime friend, Dr. Nelson H. Graburn (1936-2025). Professor Graburn was an expert in Inuit arts and culture, and a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. He...Read more about In Memoriam: Dr. Nelson H. Graburn (1936-2025)

Canadian Studies and our partners at the Digital Moose Lounge celebrated an (early) Canadian Thanksgiving dinner yesterday with friends from around the Bay. Over 100 Bay Area Canadians and their friends braved the heat to come to Berkeley to show their Canadian pride. Attendees enjoyed our...Read more about In Photos: Our 7th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

The Canadian Studies Program is delighted to announce that Dr. Hidetaka Hirota, an associate professor in the Department of History, has been appointed as the program's new...Read more about Hidetaka Hirota Appointed New Program Director

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce Andrew Zhao as a recipient of an Edward Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship for Summer 2024.

Andrew is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science studying identity politics and immigration. His Hildebrand...Read more about New Hildbrand Fellow Andrew Zhao explores role of Chinatown family associations in immigrant integration