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The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Jocelyn Liu has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Summer 2026.

Jocelyn is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in environmental science and environmental economics & policy in the Rausser College of...Read more about New Undergraduate Fellow, Jocelyn Liu, studies impact of short-term rentals on rural housing market

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to introduce Angus Reid as the latest recipient of the Edward E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship.

Angus is a PhD candidate in the Department of English. His dissertation project, "Landscape After Labour", addresses the uses of landscape in...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Angus Reid Studies Work of Chinese Canadian Poet Fred Wah

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Dr. Troy Vettese has been awarded the John A. Sproul Visiting Scholar Fellowship for Spring 2026. The Fellowship provides supplementary support to postdoctoral fellows who are studying Canada while in residence at UC Berkeley.

Dr....Read more about New Sproul Fellow Troy Vettese Explores Relationship Between Capitalism and Energy Extraction

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with a warm welcome to Cheryl Suzack, our newest faculty affiliate.

Professor Suzack joined the UC Berkeley faculty this year as a Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies. A member of the...Read more about New Faculty Affiliate Cheryl Suzack Studies Indigenous Law and Literature

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Alex Yong-Kang Chow has received an Edward E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship for Fall 2025.

Alex is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography. His research examines the political economy of Hong Kong and its diaspora,...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Alex Chow Studies Politics of Canada's Hong Kong Diaspora

Yesterday, Canadian Studies and our friends at the Digital Moose Lounge celebrated our annual Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with friends from around the Bay. Nearly 100 Canadians and friends of Canada joined us for a fun evening celebrating all things Canadian, including representatives from the...Read more about Photos From Our 8th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Two weeks ago, Canadian Studies Hildebrand Fellow Andrew Zhao travelled to Canada to speak at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the most important political science conference in North America. Andrew presented a research project funded by Canadian...Read more about Hildebrand Fellow Andrew Zhao Presents Research at Top Political Science Conference

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Luis Amaya Madrid has received our final Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Luis is a PhD student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Originally from the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, he is...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Luis Amaya Madrid Explores Indigenous Cultural Resurgence on BC's Pacific Coast

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that returning graduate fellow Andrew Zhao has received an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Andrew Zhao is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science, studying how identity and questions of...Read more about Hildebrand Fellow Andrew Zhao Explores Legacy of Residential Schools on Local Voting Patterns

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that returning graduate fellow Lydia Matthews has received an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Lydia is a PhD candidate in the Department of History. Her research focuses on the intersections of...Read more about Hildebrand Fellow Lydia Mathews Probes British Columbia's Public Health Campaign Against Prostitution