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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...
U of M holds off on online sexual violence reporting tool
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Eleven of Manitoba’s colleges and universities have signed on with Respect, Empower, Educate Survivors (REES), an online sexual violence reporting tool tailored to the needs of post-secondary campuses. The only institution yet to do...
Ousted Bear Clan co-founder raises concerns over police connections
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James Favel, co-founder and former executive director of the Bear Clan Patrol Inc., has raised concerns about the influence of current and former Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) officers as well as a board of directors that he described as increasingly unrepresentative of the communities they serve following his dismissal announced July 31.
The Bear Clan is...
News briefs August 2020
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Former director of NCTR set to continue decolonization work at University of Victoria
On June 24 it was announced that Ry Moran, founding director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has been...
Financial misuse and mismanagement allegations arise
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An internal investigation at the University of Manitoba has found that a senior employee mismanaged and misused university funds and directed others to do so as well.
Allegations that the employee may have been former...







