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ReconciliACTION campaign kicks off

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The ReconciliACTION Campaign launched at the U of M March 27 as one of a number of events lined up to mark Indigenous Awareness Month. The ReconciliACTION campaign was launched with the objective of ensuring...
Dane Monkman
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UMFA challenges administration in open letter

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Imreet Kaur
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is urging university administration to increase full time academic staff, increase funding for students enrolled in graduate studies, and to invest in a day care space closer...
Quincy Houdayer
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A conversation with the minister for employment, workforce development and labour

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Imreet Kaur
Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Patricia Hajdu visited Winnipeg to participate in a discussion with Manitobans about the 2018 budget hosted by the Neeginan Centre March 12. Hajdu took time to speak...
Asad Aman
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Students sleep outdoors to support homeless

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Six U of M students slept in front of UMSU University Centre for five days last week to raise funds for homeless youth in Winnipeg. Five days for the Homeless, an initiative started by the...
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Global community must act for the Rohingya

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Imreet Kaur
The state-sponsored oppression in Myanmar of the Rohingya, a minority ethnic group composed primarily of Muslims often described as “the world’s most persecuted people,” has swiftly become one the gravest humanitarian crises of the...
Kelly Campbell
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Documentary highlights experiences of chronically homeless

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Imreet Kaur
A documentary highlighting the lived experiences of four chronically homeless people in British Columbia was screened at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights March 8. Directed, produced, and written by Krista Loughton the documentary, titled...
Asha Nelson
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U of A highlights lack of diversity among U15 leadership positions

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
A recent study conducted by University of Alberta professor Malinda Smith for the University of Alberta Academic Women’s Association found a lack of diversity in leadership positions at Canada’s U15 research-intensive universities. The study found...

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UMSU BOD meeting

UMSU hosted their biweekly board of directors meeting on...

Indigenous grad students find community at SAGE retreat

Indigenous graduate students gathered in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library...

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Job offers to influence invitations for permanent residence

International students and other temporary residents planning to apply...
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