Department of Sociology and Criminology News Archive
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts 2019 Teaching Awards Announced
July 29, 2019 —
The 2019 Faculty of Arts annual teaching awards have been announced. Arts congratulates the award winners on their commitment to students, higher learning and quality instruction.
Research and International
A critical lens on legal reconciliation
July 15, 2019 —
Dr. Jeremy Patzer credits his early interest in law, in part, to a duck
The Conversation: Canada’s MMIWG report spurs debate on the shifting definitions of genocide
June 7, 2019 —
'One genocide is never the same as another, and therefore a static law or a fixed concept of genocide is of little use to protect us from its horrors'
Honours bestowed on two faculty members at Fort Garry convocation ceremonies
June 5, 2019 —
Dr. Rick Linden will have the title of Distinguished Professor conferred upon him, and Professor Aaran Caza will receive the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Six minds that will change our society now call the U of M home
May 16, 2019 —
U of M students receive prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships to pursue trailblazing research
The Conversation: How an NHL street party caused a social media storm about racism
April 18, 2019 —
'We — and our media outlets — need to think about the ways we use language and how that language may perpetuate bias'
CTV: Advocacy group calls for critical thinking on language amid whiteout celebrations
April 12, 2019 —
Sociologist Lori Wilkinson weighs in
Faculty of Arts
Arts undergrads gather to share research
April 12, 2019 —
On March 28, 2019, 24 Arts undergraduate students proudly presented their research projects at the 7th annual Arts Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Op-ed: Caregiver Recognition Act falls through cracks
March 26, 2019 —
April 2 is Caregiver Recognition Day in Manitoba. Although the provincial government began to legislate support for them in 2011, the momentum seems to have been lost, leaving caregivers to continue to toil relatively unseen and unhelped.
Wpg Free Press: Daycare should be affordable to all
February 15, 2019 —
Manitoba needs to do much more to ensure meaningful affordability for parents, and to stabilize a quality early learning and care system with trained early childhood educators.