Flag lowered for Edward Larter

May 16, 2023 —

The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on May 18, 2023 in honour of Edward (Ed) Larter.

Larter passed away on May 9, 2023.

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New EFAP provider Kii offers enhancements and improved mental health services

Starting May 1, the University of Manitoba is switching from Telus Health to Kii by CloudMD for their Employee and Family Assistance Program. EFAP is a program available to all UM employees and provides free access to mental health and wellness services.

The Conversation: How self-compassion can help activists deal with stress

Why are activists, who are so passionate about their social justice work, so often burned out by those very causes? We don’t often think about activism as a form of labour, but it is. Research on the activists that make up social justice movements suggests that the pressures of activist work, can cause them to experience serious consequences to their own mental well-being.