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University of Manitoba debates mandatory indigenous course requirement

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba is taking steps to meet its strategic goals and expand indigenous education into every faculty and discipline.
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Science Students’ Association president steps down

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Garett Williams
Facing the threat of sanctions from the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) concerning an alleged dysfunctional working environment, Science Students’ Association (SSA) president Anthony Cao tendered his resignation last week.
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Increasing law school tuition creates barrier to justice, law student says

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Garett Williams
Increasing tuition fees at Canadian law schools could have a negative effect on public interest law, according to a recent op-ed by a University of Manitoba law student. In a piece published Jan. 16 in...
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Divestment not the answer: UBC prof

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Garett Williams
While students at more than 20 Canadian universities – including the University of Manitoba – are engaged in campaigns pressuring their campuses to divest from fossil fuel industries, a University of British Columbia (UBC)...
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Faculty of education upgrades diversity admission policy

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Garett Williams
The faculty of education at the University of Manitoba is expanding its diversity admissions policy and increasing the number of seats set aside for enrolment into its bachelor of education program.
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UMSU offers support for abandoned Nigerian students

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Garett Williams
As the winter term commences at the University of Manitoba, a handful of state-sponsored Nigerian students face uncertainty after the development agency funding their scholarships ceased operations in November.
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UMSU sanctions Science Students’ Association

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Garett Williams
In an emergency motion passed at its final meeting before breaking for the holidays, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) voted to have an independent chair appointed to the Science Students’ Association (SSA)...
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