UMSU confirms 10-year, $15.9 million contribution to Front and Centre
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion Sept. 14 to label all earnings from a $64 per year student fee hike approved…
student finance
Tuition fees continue to rise nationally
Tuition fees across the country are on the rise again, according to Statistics Canada. In a public release posted to their website on Sept. 7,…
Ontario Student Grant program a step forward: CFS-MB
Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) will make post-secondary education effectively free for students coming from families…
Tory education critic hits back after NDP criticisms
With a provincial election only a little more than a month away and with polls showing the incumbent NDP government behind the surging Progressive Conservatives, there could be a new government controlling Manitoba’s finances after ballots are counted April 19.
An open letter to prospective deans
As the three short-listed candidates, all from outside Manitoba, I would like to first welcome you to our province. I hope that you enjoy your visit.
Students do not have much meaningful input into your appointment (a process that is opaque at best) but I hope that you will hear me out nonetheless.
It is clear, so far, that the issue of a tuition increase is not on your radar. I don’t blame you. The faculty may have forgotten to mention it. In case you are interested, here is my perspective.
Asper school of business to launch chartered financial analyst stream
Beginning in the fall of 2016, students in the Asper school of business will be able to focus their master of business administration (MBA) studies…
Province sets sights on campus safety
In a marquee promise emerging out of last week’s speech from the throne, Manitoba’s provincial NDP government pledged legislation aimed at increasing campus safety. The…
Moving beyond the bottom line
The link between social capital and accounting transparency in public and private banks was uncovered in a recent lecture at the U of M, including its implication for contemporary Canadian society.
Active Living Centre not accessible, say critics
The University of Manitoba’s Active Living Centre, which opened last winter to much fanfare, is leaving a few of the university’s physically disabled students upset…
U of M budget woes a function of weak provincial leadership
The modern student movement, namely the Canadian Federation of Students and their ilk, has accomplished something that is at once absurd and increasingly detrimental: they…