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UM “community” delivers big impact on these grads

June 4, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Arts connected with spring 2024 Bachelor of Arts honours graduates Light Uchechukwu and Catherine Nadine St. John to ask about their time at UM.

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Invested in making a better UM for everyone

June 4, 2024 — 
When speaking to Tracy Karuhogo [BA/2024] and Christine Yasay [BA (Hons)/2024], they quickly say they are each other’s rock. These Faculty of Arts graduates have supported each other through course work, advocacy, event planning, and more.

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Headshots of four students layered over each other. The first is in graduation cap and gown, the second is in a blazer and tshirt, the third is in a black sweater, and the fourth is in a graduation gown.

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Meet the 2024 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 3, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2024 undergraduate academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2024 convocation ceremony.

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Woman in a white safety helmet with safety goggles, a breathing mask and orange protective clothing. She is standing in a mine holding a large chunk of stone.

Faculty of Arts News

MPA grad bridges the gap from mining to government

June 3, 2024 — 
Meet Carolina Chang [MPA/2024], a mining geologist who, while working in mines across Canada, saw firsthand how it can bring incredible economic development opportunities to communities but can also cause social and environmental harm.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Heidi Marx appointed UM’s new Dean of Arts

May 30, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Heidi Marx has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts, effective July 1, 2024.

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Top of their class

May 30, 2024 — 
Meet the Spring 2024 Governor General medal winners

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The Conversation: Sexual identity is an important part of our lives, and the law should recognize that

May 28, 2024 — 
An Alberta court recently ruled in the case of a Calgary man, Matthew Mills, who ran a private club out of his home for people who identify as non-monogamous. Mills was charged for a zoning violation — he was accused of operating an unsanctioned "social organization" in a residential area.

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Faculty of Arts News

CBC British Columbia: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc says ‘215’ search for truth continues

May 27, 2024 — 
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc says '215' search for truth continues

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Dr. Leslie E. Roos headshot, taken outside in afternoon light.

Research and International News

Meet Leslie E. Roos, 2023 Rh Award Winner in the Social Sciences category

May 24, 2024 — 
Dr. Leslie E. Roos is the 2023 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Social Sciences category.

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Faculty of Arts News

Winnipeg Free Press: Tories, NDP spar over release of accused in Food Fare attack

May 21, 2024 — 
Tories, NDP spar over release of accused in Food Fare attack

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