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Faculty of Arts

Indigenous languages bring educational and economic opportunities

March 27, 2024 — 
Universities can play a pivotal role in supporting Indigenous language revitalization efforts through their courses, their experts, their resources, and their cultural programs and supports.

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Books for the break: To you, with love from UM faculty and alumni

December 21, 2023 — 
Delve into these top reads from UM alumni and faculty over the holiday break. Spark your imagination or get your mind ruminating on far off worlds, fiction close to home, true crime or a little history.

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Faculty of Arts

Summer reads to pass the days

August 10, 2023 — 
Books have always been the perfect companion for any journey, whether it's a grand adventure to a far-off destination or a quiet retreat in your backyard. To help you decide on your next summer read, here’s some exceptional books from Faculty of Arts alumni published over the past year, each with its own unique attraction.

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Research and International

Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers

June 26, 2023 — 
Last week concluded the six-part Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium at UM.

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Faculty of Arts

Meet the 2023 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 5, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2023 undergraduate academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2023 convocation ceremony.

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Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts 2021 Teaching Awards announced

August 3, 2021 — 
The 2021 Faculty of Arts annual teaching awards have been announced. Arts congratulates the award winners on their commitment to students, higher learning and quality instruction.

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Faculty of Arts

Meet the 2021 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 15, 2021 — 
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2021 undergraduate academic medal winners

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BIPOC or IBPOC? LGBTQ or LGBTQ2S+? Who decides which terms we should use?

May 28, 2021 — 
People are not organized into neat categories and the names of categories are never static

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Indigenous

Linguistics alumna says recognizing Indigenous Languages Day is crucial to our histories

March 29, 2021 — 
Anna Parenteau says working with Indigenous Languages is where she is meant to be

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Faculty of Arts

New Centre opens in the Faculty of Arts

February 3, 2021 — 
A new research centre at the University of Manitoba hopes to connect and serve social science researchers in the academic, private industry and non-profit communities.

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