Arbitrator rules U of M must increase salaries for UMFA
The University of Manitoba must increase the salaries of University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) members, an arbitrator ruled last week.
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Travel back in time with digital campus tour
Over the last two years, students have missed out on many valuable opportunities that shape the experience of attending university. Some may be near to wrapping up a degree in which they never physically attended the University of Manitoba campuses. While the pandemic has made certain activities more accessible, it is also normal to feel a certain nostalgia for what has been lost.
U of M hosts volleyball national championships
For the first time since 1976, the University of Manitoba played host to the U Sports men’s volleyball national championship.
Bisons impress in swimming championship
The U Sports national swimming championship took place this past weekend in Quebec City, Que. TO THE SURPRISE OF NOBODY, FIFTH-YEAR BISON ATHLETE KELSEY WOG PUT ON A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE.
International students deserve free health care
If international students’ tuition represents such a large amount of the income the university receives, it is fair to expect access to medical assistance in return.
UMFA, university hold binding arbitration hearing
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) entered into binding arbitration with the University of Manitoba over the weekend to settle outstanding issues from the strike in November.
Women’s volleyball knocked out of playoffs
The University of Manitoba Bisons women’s volleyball team’s season ended abruptly this week as it lost three straight games in the Canada West playoffs.
Suzuki’s keynote hit the right chords
Where many politicians refuse to denounce out-of-control economic growth and inequality as the main factor contributing to global warming, Suzuki expresses important anti-capitalist principles in his activism.
U of M brings more courses back to campus
Just over 2,200 course sections have returned to in-person learning, a major increase from the 450 course sections on campus
prior to reading week.
Crisis 103 years ago shines a path forward for U of M
Comparing the past year or two to the end of a world war is distasteful. The conclusion, however, of the 1919 editorial excerpted below may fall on ears in which it rings true. Given the opportunities for the eventual return to classrooms, lecture theatres, buildings and spaces, it remains a timely call for the administration and the government to take responsibility and accountability “in developing a greater and finer University of Manitoba — Floreat.” The alternative: commarceat. The U of M must choose to bloom or wither.