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A next remote semester announced
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Nearly a year has passed since U of M classes first went remote, and in-person classes still seem as far away as ever. On Jan. 13, university president Michael Benarroch announced that courses this...
UMSU strikes working group to address equity, diversity and inclusion issues
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The UMSU board of directors unanimously passed a motion creating a new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) working group at its Jan. 14 meeting. According to the motion, the newly created working group is...
Cabinet shuffle sees new minister for post-secondary institutions
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In a cabinet shuffle Jan. 5, the provincial government appointed Wayne Ewasko, member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for Lac du Bonnet, to the newly created department of advanced education, skills and immigration. Formerly,...
‘Murky’ history surfaced at grad students’ AGM
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Concerns and confusion around the University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association’s relationship with the Canadian Federation of Students — an organization with which UMSU also has a troubled history — were brought up during the...
‘Unprecedented’ best practices memo for online learning circulated by provost
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On Jan. 5, U of M provost and vice-president (academic) Janice Ristock issued a memo to all U of M deans to be circulated to instructors outlining best practices for online learning.
In the memo, Ristock...
Remote exams prompt mixed responses
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Finals took on different forms last semester as the U of M completed a fall term consisting of mostly remote courses.
Phase three of U of M’s COVID-19 recovery steps stipulated that in-person assessment for the...
UMSU board meeting update
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At its final meeting of 2020, held Dec. 10, UMSU’s board of directors heard a presentation on anti-Semitism, a report from UMSU’s judicial committee and comments on UMSU’s future departure from the Canadian Federation...
