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UMSU condemns federation’s support of BDS
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UMSU passed a motion condemning the Canadian Federation of Students for affirming its support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement at its last meeting of 2018 in December.
The motion, which was brought...
Grad student association restructures executive
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The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) is restructuring its executive team.
The number of executive positions is being reduced from six to five by combining the VP external (VPE) and VP marketing (VPME)...
UMGSA calls out racism, harassment on campus
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The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) released a year-end statement in December highlighting a number of issues U of M students and staff faced during 2018.
The statement touches on challenges including racism...
UMSU calls for student-faculty relationship policy
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After another member of U of M faculty was placed on leave following harassment allegations in December, UMSU has released a statement calling on the university to implement a policy prohibiting certain relationships between...
Grad students vote to index fees to inflation
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U of M graduate students voted to index fees to inflation in a referendum in early December.
Following an analysis of University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association (UMGSA) finances and ensuing recommendation that the question be...
UMSU to vote on new community funding policy
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UMSU is putting forward a new strategy for providing funding for community groups.
A motion has been put forward by the governance committee suggesting UMSU integrate what the committee is calling the University Community Initiatives...
LGBTTQ* rep reconsidering name change motion
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UMSU LGBTTQ* representative Eun-Bi Kang will be bringing forward a motion to change the name of her position to the Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversities (GSRD) representative at Thursday’s board meeting — a decision...
