Equity Diversity and Inclusion News Archive
Learn more about the new anti-racism training course for all employees
April 29, 2025 —
All public employees are required to complete the annual training as per provincial legislation.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Applications are open for the Fellows in Equity, Anti-Oppression and Social Justice program
April 14, 2025 —
Applications are now open for the third intake of the Fellows in Equity, Anti-Oppression and Social Justice program.
Faculty of Law
Breaking Bread Together event brings law students together at first multi-faith gathering
April 6, 2025 —
One February day in the middle of a tumultuous winter, a unique event of hope and peace took place at Robson Hall: law students ate lunch together. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim law students, to be specific. Together. Breaking bread, talking about, how their faith gets them through each day, where to find the best places to study, Professor Irvine’s Property Law class.
Students
What spurs you to help dismantle racism?
March 21, 2025 —
Introducing UM’s Anti-Racism Learning Framework
Students
Social Justice Hub fosters student community-building and organizing skills
March 13, 2025 —
Community Engaged Learning has launched the Social Justice Hub, a new site and resource for learning about social justice, anti-oppression, community organizing, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (EDIA), as well as a safer space for community-building amongst and between systemically marginalized communities and allied learners.
Share, celebrate, understand, participate: Black History Month 2025
February 21, 2025 —
UM community members share their reflections
Faculty of Arts
CityTV: What Trump’s crackdown on DEI means for marginalized groups
January 30, 2025 —
What Trump’s crackdown on DEI means for marginalized groups
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Black Flourishing at UM
January 29, 2025 —
From bookclubs and podcasts to keynote speeches and panel discussions, the 2024-25 Promoting Black Flourishing Fund showcase the creativity and diversity of the Black community at UM.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
New UM Learn module focuses on the workings of power in post-secondary settings
October 21, 2024 —
New UM Learn module, Exploring Power Dynamics in Post-Secondary Institutions, helps instructors enhance their understanding of power dynamics in the post-secondary teaching context. The module is the third of six modules in Incorporating EDI into Your Course and Teaching, a course to help instructors apply equity, diversity and inclusion concepts in their teaching.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Applications open for the 2024 Promoting Black Flourishing Fund
October 7, 2024 —
The Promoting Black Flourishing Fund supports initiatives led by Black members of the UM Community and Black UM-affiliated groups and organizations that support the objectives of The Scarborough Charter, and advances anti-racism at the University of Manitoba. The fund is currently accepting applications until October 25, 2024.