Legal inaction against law dean accused of misspending funds angering
Dear Michael Benarroch, It is with immense anger and discontent that I learn that the university administration has chosen to not pursue legal action against…
Letters
Re: “Palestine teach-in: In our own words”
Dear editor, I thought I might take this opportunity to provide a brief and hopefully re-orienting set of remarks relating the opinion piece published in…
U of M prof’s concerns regarding nursing student suspension
Dear Netha Dyck, Michael Benarroch and Eleanor Coopsammy, I am writing as a U of M professor in Jewish studies and Jewish history to protest…
RE: “U of M prof soft on Putin”
I was taken aback to see Matt Soprovich’s slanderous attack on University of Manitoba political studies professor Radhika Desai in the Manitoban, published Oct. 10,…
Letter from president Benarroch to UMFA
Dear Orvie, Thank you for your correspondence. As we head into the fall term, I am happy to provide the following information in response…
Letter to U of M president Michael Benarroch from UMFA
Dear president Benarroch, Despite much of the normalcy that has resumed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 is not a trivial ailment, even for healthy…
A staff member’s concern about campus climate policy
I would like to comment on the recent report released by the U of M called Where We Are Today, which summarizes the key concerns…
Vote in the 2022 UMSU referendum
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is holding a referendum this month to ask its members the following question: “are you in favour of…
Austerity holding students and province back
The strike currently taking place at the U of M is only the most recent symptom of the government’s austerity agenda and is making matters worse. If labour market tightness is the problem — as Manitoba’s new premier asserted during her leadership campaign — we should be investing more in our post-secondary institutions and doing more to support students to move through their programs and get in the job market.
A letter from a travel-weary student returning to Winnipeg during global lockdowns
After my two-year hiatus in India, in which I had to tend to my ill parents, I finally decided to travel back to Winnipeg, where…