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...

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,...

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...

The UMSU board of directors voted 28-1 to defederate from the Canadian Federation of Students at its Nov. 26 meeting. In order to successfully leave the federation, UMSU must now initiate a petition and...

On Nov. 22, third-year faculty of arts student Simranjeet Kaur — under the name “Advocating for Students” — launched a Change.org petition calling on the U of M administration to reduce tuition for the coming...

At its Nov. 26 meeting, the UMSU board of directors received presentations from the Canadian Federation of Students and the U of M student senate caucus. The board also defeated a motion reaffirming UMSU’s...

Over the last few months, UMSU’s governance committee has been working on developing and proposing changes to UMSU’s governance structure as a part of efforts started by last year’s UMSU board of directors, which...