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U of M prof slams corporal punishment in damning op-ed
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University of Manitoba professor and activist Tracie Afifi is calling on the Canadian government to enact recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and close legal loopholes allowing the use of force when...
U of M parking fines set to increase this spring
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The University of Manitoba will be increasing its parking ticket rates beginning on May 1 in response to what parking services describes as a rash of violations over the last five years.
The proposal for...
Université de Saint-Boniface faculty and students push for campus child care...
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Students of the Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) – the only publicly funded post-secondary institution in Manitoba without on-campus day care – are hopeful the university’s administration will commit to establishing on-site care in the...
Cao responds to UMSU sanctions
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The decision by the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) to sanction the Science Students’ Association (SSA) was “extreme” and “excessive,” said SSA president Anthony Cao.
In an emergency motion in early December, UMSU voted...
U of M students engineer hands-on experience through city partnership
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A University of Manitoba civil engineering class is getting some real-world experience after the school entered into a joint partnership with the City of Winnipeg and several leading engineering companies with the aim of...
Faculty union launches alternative budget consultation
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The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) began consulting students, faculty, and staff last week as part of an effort to draft an alternative budget in contrast with the current spending priorities of the...
U of M finds silver lining in green initiatives
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The efforts of the University of Manitoba’s office of sustainability have been rewarded with a silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
In his report to the board...
