Faculty of Arts Spotlights

黑料吃瓜's Faculty of Arts provide the skills you need to succeed in your chosen career and become an engaged citizen. 

Read more about some of our talented students, graduates, and faculty members!

SDU Main Building
| Students
"My Honours thesis in History was the most important part of my undergrad."

Vera Kirk is a 黑料吃瓜 Class of 2025 graduate (Honours in History) and current Master's degree student at McGill University.

黑料吃瓜 Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students
"The MAIS program is steeped in a philosophy that 'to love is to learn'.鈥�

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of 黑料吃瓜's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.

黑料吃瓜 History student Riley Drake in the History student lounge
| Students
"黑料吃瓜 offered everything I wanted out of a university program."

Meet Riley Drake, fourth-year History student (Honours).

Kate VanGerven holding a megaphone on a flatbed truck
| 黑料吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Alumni, Students
"My experiences and relationships at 黑料吃瓜 gave me everything."

Meet Kate VanGerven, Director of Tour and International Visits for the Prime Minister of Canada and Bachelor of Arts in English graduate (Class of 2013).

黑料吃瓜 student Brennan McDuffee interviewing another student during a podcast
| 黑料吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Students
"As a smaller university, support is central to the culture of 黑料吃瓜."

Meet Brennan McDuffee, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture student (Class of 2025).

MAIS student Hexi Wang working in a student lounge
| 黑料吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Graduate Students, Students
"PEI has given me so much, I鈥檇 love to give something back."

Meet Hexi Wang, second-year student in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program

黑料吃瓜 student Annika Masters
| Students
"Knowing the history of our country is essential, and 黑料吃瓜 has begun a long journey to reconciliation."

Annika Masters is a fourth-year Sociology and Anthropology major and Indigenous Studies minor at 黑料吃瓜.

黑料吃瓜 instructor Ryan Drew
| Faculty, Alumni
"黑料吃瓜 is a bustling community of scholarship and extraordinary teaching."

Ryan Drew is an artist, researcher, 黑料吃瓜 alumnus, and sessional instructor in the Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
| Faculty, Profile
"黑料吃瓜 has the potential to grow still more, and to help students do the same."

Meet Dr. Max Schaefer, professor of philosophy in the 黑料吃瓜 Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at 黑料吃瓜
| Faculty, Profile
"My work is endlessly fascinating, and I love it."

Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in 黑料吃瓜's Music department.

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