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Wpg Free Press: U of M offers first human rights program

September 10, 2019 — 
Winnipeg’s role as a civil liberties hub has expanded, with the launch of Canada’s first interdisciplinary master of human rights program

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Canada's parliament building

With a federal election looming, an appeal for politicians to stop buying us off

September 10, 2019 — 
With the federal election soon upon us, it’s time to issue a call for politicians to stop buying us off with our own money

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Frank Deer

One new RSC Fellow, one new RSC College member

September 10, 2019 — 
Professor Dawne McCance has been named a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor Frank Deer has been elected a member of the RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

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Invitation to community presentation on sexual violence

September 9, 2019 — 
'As was reported to the community on July 19, the report I requested last year to help guide the University of Manitoba to better address sexual violence, harassment and discrimination has been completed'

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Carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, the TRC Bentwood Box is a lasting tribute to all Indian Residential School Survivors. The box travelled with the TRC to all of its official events.

Introducing the 2019-2021 Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

September 9, 2019 — 
'These Survivors, and their experiences, are at the core of everything we do at the NCTR.'

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Indigenous senior leadership report being reviewed

September 9, 2019 — 
The interim report (“What We Heard”) is available online

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The Conversation: Manitoba’s summertime election plays well for Conservatives

September 5, 2019 — 
For those of us who are interested in politics, this provincial election has been a nasty one, full of personal rhetoric from both the Tories and the NDP. But for many Manitobans, it’s a summer election

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Tier Building with Students in the Fall

UM continues record level of enrolment

September 4, 2019 — 
Student enrolment for the first day of classes is 29,793, surpassing the previous record of 29, 691 students in 2015, and marking the seventh consecutive year that the University of Manitoba has been above 29,000 students on the first day of classes.

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New Academic Jobs – September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019 — 
New Academic Jobs - September 4, 2019

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The Conversation: Trauma-informed classrooms can better support kids in care

September 3, 2019 — 
Our team of researchers from the faculties of education and social work at the University of Manitoba are learning about how educators in one school division are working to better support children in care

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