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‘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...
Senate approves faculty of science progression rule changes
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At its Jan. 6 meeting, the U of M senate approved changes to the rules for students in the faculty of science around academic warnings, probation and suspensions. The changes come into effect Sept. 1,...
U of M senate approves ‘compassionate grading’ plan
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The U of M has seen nearly a year of remote learning and, though time has passed, the university’s student senate caucus found that students still face the same issues they did in the...
UMSU lobbies provincial, federal governments
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Throughout the week of Nov. 23, UMSU participated in a federal lobby week as part of the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU). UMSU also participated in the first-ever provincial lobby week with the...
