UM Today Archives
Tracking our momentum : Network News
August 27, 2025 — Implementation plan now in place to measure progress on UM’s strategic goals
Faculty of Education News
CBC: Indigenous teachers and community-based training : UM in the News
August 26, 2025 — Marti Ford, Associate Dean of Indigenous education in UM's Faculty of Education talks to CBC about recruitment and retention of Indigenous teachers with a new initiative with UM and Frontier School division supported by Rideau Hall Foundation.
Flag lowered for Thelma Lussier : Network News
August 26, 2025 — The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on August 29, 2025, in memory of Thelma Lussier.
Flag lowered for Guage Badiuk : Network News
August 26, 2025 — The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on August 28, 2025, in memory of Guage Badiuk.
Desautels Faculty of Music News
Classic 107: UM’s songmaking micro-certificate : UM in the News
August 25, 2025 — Lana Winterhalt, an instructor in UM's micro-certificate course Songmaking, spoke to Nolan Kehler at Classic 107 on how the program brings together musicians of all types and abilities.
Faculty of Law News
CBC Manitoba: How Israel bypassed international laws to move towards the erasure of Palestinian statehood : UM in the News
August 25, 2025 — How Israel bypassed international laws to move towards the erasure of Palestinian statehood
Research and International News
The Conversation: New age-gating laws aimed at making the internet safer actually threaten free speech : Network News
August 25, 2025 — The United Kingdom recently launched a broad system of age verification that requires any platforms that host pornography or other “harmful” content to ensure their users are 18 or older.
Students News
Ready to join the herd? Orientation programming for 2025 : Network News
August 25, 2025 — September can be exciting and sometimes daunting for first-time university students, but the University of Manitoba wants to make the transition as smooth as possible. Student Affairs facilitates a wide array of programming that spans from summer through to fall, aimed specifically at new Bisons. Starting university should be exciting and enriching! Check out the range of programming at a glance!
Faculty of Architecture News
In the News: Exploring Woven Relations : Network News
August 25, 2025 — Woven Relations, designed and built by the Faculty of Architecture students, is an Indigenous medicine and plant garden, honoring Indigenous teachings, wild harvesting traditions, and the spirit of learning together.
St. John's College News
Exploring work and vocation in a time of climate crisis through poetry : Network News
August 25, 2025 — How does our work (what we do to earn a living, and the conditions in which we do it) and our vocation (our deeper sense of purpose or calling in life) get affected during a time of climate crisis? A new workshop at St John's College invites participants to reflect on this question through poetry.