Rise of the GPA
From a young age we are indoctrinated with formal grading practices, and for that reason it is quite impossible to imagine a world without grades….
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You’re doing it wrong
Why are you in university? I heard a number of answers when I asked students this question. They ranged anywhere from “to figure out what…
The ‘white picket fence’ model
When I graduated from high school, I was a snot-nosed 17-year-old kid with no purpose, no direction and no idea of what I wanted to…
PhD legal battle comes to a close
A case that saw the University of Manitoba embroiled in a highly publicized legal battle with one of its professors for close to a year…
Lukacs vs. the U of M
Sept. 2010: Gabor Lukacs, a University of Manitoba math professor, files an application for judicial review of John (Jay) Doering’s, dean of graduate studies, decision…
TEDx makes its Winnipeg debut
Ideas worth spreading” make their way to Winnipeg as the first TEDx Winnipeg event is set to take place at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on…
UMSU fest takes ‘Global Roots’
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is adding some global flare to its orientation festivities this year. UMSU’s annual roster of events, dubbed “UMSU…
Lukacs loses court battle
University of Manitoba math professor Gabor Lukacs has lost his battle against the university in a case that put the U of M under international…
Asper family matriarch dies at 78
Ruth ‘Babs’ Asper, the matriarch of the prominent Asper family, died suddenly on Saturday July 30 at the age of 78. She was the wife…
U of M introduces co-curricular record
They say that 80 per cent of academic breakthroughs occur outside the classroom, and it appears the University of Manitoba has been listening. Starting this…