UMGSA passes motion to provide bus pass subsidies
At its last meeting, the U of M Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) passed a motion that will subsidize bus passes for up to 500 graduate…
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Bison athletes gear up to take part in consent culture workshops
For the first time, Bison athletes will participate in a consent culture workshop held by the U of M student group Justice for Women with…
Some classes cancelled in solidarity with virtual scholar strike
Underrepresentation in academia among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) students and faculty is nothing new, but last Wednesday and Thursday, academics across Canada…
Part-time enrolment spikes despite tuition hike, pandemic
Despite the increasing tuition costs and shift to remote learning amid a pandemic, a preliminary 2020 fall term report states that the U of M…
UWSA executives resign after racism allegations
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…
Classes adapt to U of M COVID-19 rules
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…
U of M pilots Respondus anti-cheating software
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…
Financial misuse and mismanagement allegations arise
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…
New systems to support students most affected by COVID-19
Fall semester is rolling in amid uncertain times, but the U of M is aiming to put supports in place for students that are most…
Anthropology department to offer COVID-19 course
The COVID-19 pandemic brought uncertain times for the University of Manitoba, but this fall assistant professor and cultural anthropologist Lara Rosenoff Gauvin hopes to explore…