UMSU planning Frosh for winter orientation
With in-person classes expected toresume this coming winter semester, UMSU is planning to inaugurate the studentbody’s return to campus with a bash.
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UMSU’s adoption of the IHRA’s definition of anti-Semitism defends settler colonialism
Recently, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism in collaboration with Hillel Winnipeg, a…
Legal aid in the works for UMSU members
Current UMSU executives are making good on campaign promises made during last year’s election by taking steps toward creating a legal aid program accessible to…
Student Counselling Centre sees drop in use despite increase in mental health pressures
Despite a University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) members survey in October 2020 indicating that 57 per cent of members had experienced declines in terms…
UMSU board meeting update
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has released a detailed timeline for changes to the governance board structure. At the beginning of the fall…
Upcoming UMSU elections to make use of slate system despite abolition in works
The upcoming UMSU elections slated for early March will run according to the same rules as last year, as the changes which would see the abolition of the slate system approved by the UMSU board of directors back in early October have yet to be implemented.
UMSU strikes working group to address equity, diversity and inclusion issues
The UMSU board of directors unanimously passed a motion creating a new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) working group at its Jan. 14 meeting. According…
UMSU is hamstrung by mandatory direct democracy
The UMSU board of directors passed a motion on Nov. 26 to pursue independence from the Canadian Federation of Students. Having voted 28-1 in favour…
‘Unprecedented’ best practices memo for online learning circulated by provost
On Jan. 5, U of M provost and vice-president (academic) Janice Ristock issued a memo to all U of M deans to be circulated to instructors…
UMSU board meeting update
At its final meeting of 2020, held Dec. 10, UMSU’s board of directors heard a presentation on anti-Semitism, a report from UMSU’s judicial committee and…