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New U of M president set to lead through pandemic
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Following the completion of former U of M president David Barnard’s tenure, Michael Benarroch began his term as the University of Manitoba’s 12th president and vice-chancellor July 1.
The new president’s focus is on “where...
Anthropology department to offer COVID-19 course
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought uncertain times for the University of Manitoba, but this fall assistant professor and cultural anthropologist Lara Rosenoff Gauvin hopes to explore and understand its effects with her students.
“Why I wanted...
U of M continues with tuition increase during pandemic
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In the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic, the U of M has announced that, as outlined in the 2020-21 budget, tuition for undergraduate and graduate classes will be increased by an average of...
Q-and-A with Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg organizer
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Mahlet Cuff is working toward a women’s and gender studies degree at the University of Winnipeg. She is also one of the organizers involved in the Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg group that organized...
Legislature grounds crowded in support of Black lives
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On June 5, the Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg rally took place at the legislature to protest the deaths of Black people at the hands of police, drawing thousands.
Encampment residents evicted from land near MMF building
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On June 10, after responding to two fires at the site, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) ordered that all occupants were to vacate the property before noon on Friday, June 12.
That Thursday, the...
Subject of informal complaint running for UMSU office leaves woman feeling...
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A former University of Manitoba student said she feels “failed” by the University of Manitoba’s sexual assault policies after a student she filed an informal complaint against ran in the 2018 UMSU general elections.
The...
