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Chad Gaffield
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Historian with University Research Chair in Digital Scholarship at the University of Ottawa; SSHRC President (2008-2014); RSC President (2017-2019); U15 Canada CEO (2022-2024)

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Chad Gaffield is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Ottawa in Canada. He is known for his expertise on the sociocultural history of Canada, as a pioneer of the digital humanities, and for his role in Canadian science policy. .. more

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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · 17d
Looking forward!

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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Aug 5
"a poster of him appeared in Steve McQueen’s Amazon series... he also appeared in a painting in a Beats by Dre commercial...so I think he’s getting a little more attention....I think the Haitian Revolution shows what was possible at the time, that slavery could have been abolished much sooner."

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · Aug 5
"Without his determined leadership, slavery very likely would have been reinstated in Haiti, and the world that unfolded as a result would have almost certainly been a profoundly less liberal one." www.liberalcurrents.com/desallines-a...
Dessalines: A Maligned Hero Gets His Due
Dessalines was a man of action more than ideas, but his actions helped bring these ideas into existence, along with a wide range of revolutionary thought around the world, inspired by Haiti’s example.
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Marcin Gabrys @marcingabrys.bsky.social · Feb 27
During a 2022 visit to Newfoundland to sign a deal to import Canadian hydrogen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Canada would take centre stage at this year’s event.

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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Feb 26
"We have to double-down on the strategy of creating a coast-to-coast research enterprise."

U.S. research funding cuts change landscape for Canadian universities, researchers

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U.S. research funding cuts change landscape for Canadian universities, researchers
Canadian university researchers receive a relatively small amount of direct and indirect funding from U.S. agencies, but the cross-border research relationship is closely intertwined
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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 23
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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 23
Wise words and compelling policy advice, illustrated vividly

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Opinion: Lessons from Canada’s Nobel Prize win, and why capping graduate students will harm our economy
The University of Toronto’s Geoffrey Hinton’s 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics holds important implications for Canada’s prosperity
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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 23
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chadgaffield.bsky.social Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 23
@malindasmith.bsky.social Explaining why and how research universities can and must double-down on supporting democratic flourishing in a world of deep and multiple diversities @germanu15.bsky.social
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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 23
@malindasmith.bsky.social Explaining why and how research universities can and must double-down on supporting democratic flourishing in a world of deep and multiple diversities @germanu15.bsky.social
@u15.ca

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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Jan 22
@usask.bsky.social packed house for President Peter Stoicheff’s plenary address! @germanu15.bsky.social @u15ca.bsky.social

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American Historical Association @historians.org · Dec 31
Check out our guide highlighting sessions at #AHA25 on #DigitalHistory projects and practice, including innovative new tools, how historians are bringing their specialties into the digital age, and challenges and opportunities sparked by digital innovation. 🗃️
AHA25 Digital History Sessions - AHA
This guide highlights sessions at the AHA25 annual meeting in New York focused on digital history projects and practice.
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Marcin Gabrys @marcingabrys.bsky.social · Dec 12
The nation of Canada was forged in part as a response to the harmful trade policy changes of foreign governments. Canada must once again look within for economic resilience and prosperity. Specifically, it must renew focus on obstacles to trade within our own borders.
Opinion: Why the answer to Trump’s tariff lies in the 19th century
The nation of Canada was forged in part as a response to the harmful trade policy changes of foreign governments. Canada must once again look within for economic resilience and prosperity
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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Nov 28
Fascinating experience to arrive here - mix of vibes from class reunion excitement to initial post-pandemic in-person conferences - great to see everyone re-assembling!

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Chad Gaffield @chadgaffield.bsky.social · Nov 28
As a historian engaged in digital scholarship and with 8 grandkids, I love this new policy!

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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social · Nov 16
Oh - and if it’s not too much trouble, if you don’t mind Rt this so people can find me here, I’d be very grateful. Thank you