Faculty News

• FIMS Scholar, curator named Canada Research Chair

  Western News, Jan 12 - Professor Sarah Smith has joined the faculty as the Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations (Tier 2). Smith's research will focus on cultural diplomacy in the arts.

• Alumni named to London Inc.'s 20 under 40

  Western News, Dec 22 - FIMS alumna Shobhita Sharma (BA'08, MA'09) was named to London, Ont.'s 20 Under 40 Class of 2021, which recognizes and celebrates the younger Londoners who are moving the city forward.

• 'Survivor' winner a Western grad

  Western News, Dec 17 - Erika Casupanan, BA'11 (MIT), kept her secret close to the vest for more than half a year. And this week, the big reveal: she'd outwitted, outplayed and outlasted her opponents to become winner of the 41st season of Survivor.

• Staff recognized for going 'above and beyond'

  Western News, Dec 16 - Karen Kueneman, the Research Officer for the Faculty of Information & Media Studies, the Don Wright Faculty of Music and the Faculty of Law, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Western Award of Excellence, recognizing her outstanding service, creativity and innovation at work.