Deeper knowledge requires diversity in education
Faculty of education associate professor Richard Hechter is currently working on three interrelated projects involving multicultural approaches to science education. The first, funded by an…
social issues
Inexpensive ridesharing comes with long-term cost
The notorious tech giant Uber was welcomed to Winnipeg earlier this summer with open arms by the municipal government and customers desiring a more modern…
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…
Faculty of health sciences approves anti-racism policy
The U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences (RFHS) approved the first anti-racism policy of any kind to exist in a Canadian post-secondary institution…
COVID-19 is exposing fundamental flaws in the Canadian housing market
Provincial eviction bans across Canada have begun to end. The bans were initially adopted as a response to the economic shut-down induced by COVID-19. These…
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…
A guaranteed basic income will make the rich richer
With the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit coming to its conclusion at the end of September and the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing, the federal…
Cancel culture is not new but it is legitimate
This summer has witnessed an influx of op-eds about a so-called “illiberal” cancel culture growing within leftist movements. Cancel culture is defined as the practice…
Sociology professor champions childcare
The University of Manitoba faculty of arts named Susan Prentice, a professor in the department of sociology and criminology, the new Duff Roblin professor of…