Palestine solidarity encampment ongoing at U of M
Students and community members at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus, led by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), established an encampment on the…
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U of W extends academic term, exams following cyberattack
The University of Winnipeg will delay the end of classes and its exam period following a cyberattack that disabled the school’s networks, leading to the…
Homo Hop returns after five-year hiatus
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s (UWSA) 2SLGBTQIA+ themed dance, the Homo Hop, returned for Valentine’s Day after a five year hiatus initially triggered by…
In service of struggle, break the academic hush on Israel and Palestine
I (DeFehr) have fond childhood memories of an elementary school teacher quieting her classroom saying, “a hush fell over the room.” All her students would…
Eckhardt’s name is a humiliating stain
Somehow, seemingly without anyone realizing, the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq (WAG-Qaumajuq), the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg honoured a Nazi sympathizer and fascist,…
Kinew revokes Eckhardt’s honours, WAG drops name
Premier Wab Kinew posthumously revoked one of the province’s highest honours from Ferdinand Eckhardt earlier this month. Eckhardt was an art historian and philanthropist who…
Palestine Teach-In: In our own words
We write as faculty who are part of the Palestine Teach-In Collective. We seek to address bad-faith criticisms and attempts to cancel our event, “Palestine…
Palestine talk raises academic freedom concerns
An academic discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict held by a number of University of Winnipeg professors has stirred up controversy and raised questions about academic…
Things get green, slimy and sticky with ghost photography
A truly haunting exhibition four years in the making had its U of M opening at the School of Art Gallery last week, where it…
MOFA announces 2023-24 executive
The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) has announced its new executive for the 2023-24 academic year. Professor of political science at Brandon University and…