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Some classes cancelled in solidarity with virtual scholar strike
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Underrepresentation in academia among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) students and faculty is nothing new, but last Wednesday and Thursday, academics across Canada and the U.S. took a stand against it.
Either by...
Part-time enrolment spikes despite tuition hike, pandemic
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Despite the increasing tuition costs and shift to remote learning amid a pandemic, a preliminary 2020 fall term report states that the U of M has seen a sharp increase in enrolment compared to...
UMSU offering subsidy to offset transit costs
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UMSU is offering a transit subsidy to some students who purchase a post-secondary pass for the fall semester.
No U-Pass is being offered this fall term due to the majority of courses being offered remotely....
Faculty of health sciences approves anti-racism policy
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The U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences (RFHS) approved the first anti-racism policy of any kind to exist in a Canadian post-secondary institution on Aug. 25.
The creation of the disruption of all...
UWSA executives resign after racism allegations
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As a result of racism allegations, a blackface scandal and an internal human rights investigation, former University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) president Jibril Hussein and vice-president external affairs Breanna Belisle have resigned.
After Hussein’s...
Classes adapt to U of M COVID-19 rules
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This semester in STEM faculties, remote classes are posing challenges for educators and students when it comes to what is typically hands-on learning.
The deans of the faculties of science, environment and agricultural and food...
U of M pilots Respondus anti-cheating software
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The U of M piloted a program over the summer term to remotely monitor students writing exams online.
Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most classes have been shifted online since the latter...
