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When the US Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision upholding birthright citizenship last week, it referenced research by Canadian Studies Program director Hidetaka Hirota to show the concept's deep roots in US history.

As reported by the...Read more about US Supreme Court Cites Program Director Hidetaka Hirota in Landmark Citizenship Decision

The Canadian Studies Program was pleased to sponsor economics PhD candidate Thor Larson to present at the Toronto Meeting on the Economics of Climate Change (TMEC), which took place from June 24-26. Hosted by the University of Toronto, the...Read more about Grad Student Thor Larson Presents at Toronto Meeting on the Economics of Climate Change

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Christián González Reyes has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2026.

Christián (they/he) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature. Their scholarly work focuses on Central...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Christián González Reyes Studies How Literature Informs Central American-Canadian Identity in Toronto

A new study published by the University of Toronto and authored by a Canadian Studies faculty affiliate has found that the decrease in Canadians' travel to the United States has been even more dramatic than previously...Read more about New Research by Faculty Affiliate Karen Chapple Finds Even Sharper Drop in Canadian Travel to the US

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Reakash Walters has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2026.

Walters is a Canadian lawyer and doctoral candidate at Berkeley School of Law. Her research uses criminal law and evidence law to advance...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Reakash Walters investigates how Canadian courts perpetuate systemic biases

A former Canadian Studies postdoctoral fellow recently published an article on how Canadian museums shape conversations about the country's Indian residential schools, based on research that he conducted thanks to funding from the Canadian Studies Program.

Titled "...Read more about Former Sproul Fellow Professor Corey Schultz publishes article on how museums shape public memory of Canada's Indian residential schools

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Iris Wu has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2026.

Iris is a PhD student in the Department of History. Her research overlaps the history of statistics, the history of technology, and environmental...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Iris Wu uncovers how Indigenous knowledge shaped aviation in the Far North

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