On Nov. 12, the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) and U of M administration began third-party mediation ahead of an original strike deadline set for Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m. The strike deadline was moved ahead to…
The possibility of a strike has been growing amongst the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), who this weekend voted in favour of a strike…
Two U of M academics penned an open letter to the university community on Oct. 23 to decry the use of the N-word in post-secondary…
As the provincial government seeks to improve the operation of post-secondary education in Manitoba, the government now plans to adopt a performance-based finance model. The…
University students at both the U of M and the University of Winnipeg are signing an online petition for “student compensation” for what the petition…
The U of M’s office of sustainability has been thriving in an online setting thanks to social media. With October being sustainability month, the U…
A provincial post-secondary audit released this month revealed financial and governance concerns at seven Manitoba institutions. Post-secondary provincial audits are not routine, but rather are…
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) held a honk-a-thon rally Oct. 20 to protest the U of M’s refusal to participate in binding arbitration,…
At its Oct. 22 meeting, UMSU’s board of directors received a presentation on the ongoing discord between UMFA and the university administration. Also discussed…
As of Oct. 19, students on the U of M’s Bannatyne campus now have access to a new health clinic, a service they did not have…