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...
U of M hosts commemoration, human rights roundtable
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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) hosted a roundtable Dec. 4 titled “Commemoration Matters: History, Human Rights, and the Politics of Commemoration.” History professor and CHRR director Adele Perry moderated...
Petition for lower tuition gains thousands of signatures
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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...
Holiday hamper program in full swing
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The shape of education and student life is continuously changing over the course of the year, and students of all backgrounds have had to adjust and adapt to different academic circumstances and pandemic-influenced choices...
Colloquium discusses Indigenous activism
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The Manitoba branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives co-presented a virtual event with the University of Manitoba’s Native studies department Nov. 25. Assistant professor Niigaan Sinclair hosted the event with guest speakers...
UMSU campaign to ‘mobilize students’ if UMFA strikes
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As the labour dispute between the U of M administration and the U of M Faculty Association (UMFA) goes on, the impact it has on students continues.
“We’re seeing students reduced to a bargaining chip, meanwhile...
‘Our learning shouldn’t stop in the classroom’
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UMSU is celebrating its second annual Indigenous students’ month open to the general public throughout the month of November. This year, the organizers are taking a virtual approach to engaging and honouring the Indigenous community...
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