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MAPSS backs international students’ health buy-in
The Manitoba Alliance of Post-SecondaryStudents (MAPSS) is proposing that international students be allowed to buyinto the provincial health-care system rather than paying private premiums.
Provincial school funding falls behind inflation
Inflation will outpace increases in funding for public school divisions struggling with COVID-19-related expenses, wagesettlements and a general increase in cost of living for another consecutive year.
U of M students can now report sexual violence online
University of Manitoba students will now be able to report sexual violence online anonymously through Respect, Educate,Empower Survivors (REES), an online platform for reporting sexual harassment, misconduct and assault.
U of M teams with Mastercard Foundation
The U of M has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to implement a program to provide support to Indigenous students. The program, called EleV, aims to support members of Indigenous communities in Canada pursuing post-secondary education.
UMSU withholds $1m in federation membership dispute
UMSU is withholding more than $1 million in outstanding fees to the Canadian Federation of Students—Manitoba over a dispute
regarding the union’s membership in the federation.
