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The University of Manitoba has introduced a new standalone anti-sexual assault policy at a time when sexual assault is a hot-button issue at Manitoba universities and colleges. The policy, which passed the board of governors...

Students and supporters rallied at the Manitoba legislature June 30 in support of the province's only bachelor of midwifery program, which students learned last week will not offer courses in the fall. The program, offered...

The University of Manitoba approved a third consecutive year of cuts to its operating budget in May, trimming nearly $11 million from expenses and drawing criticism from faculty and students. Facing an operating baseline budget...

A residents' association formed to deal with the proliferation of illegal student rooming houses in the neighbourhoods around the University of Manitoba is beginning to see results, according to an update delivered at a...

The University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) owes nearly $1 million in membership fees to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), and other member locals in the province are starting to get impatient. A resolution...

Full-scale negotiations between the University of Manitoba and its faculty union toward a multi-year agreement commenced late May, with nearly 30 days set aside and bargaining sessions scheduled into September. Talks with the University of...

In its first provincial budget since being elected to office in April, the Manitoba Progressive Conservative government held steady on post-secondary funding. Released on May 31, the provincial budget will increase university operating grants slightly...