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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.

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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.

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A multi-faith gathering of law students at Robson Hall, breaking bread together to foster community. Photo: Christine Mazur

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.

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Students

What spurs you to help dismantle racism?

March 21, 2025 — 
Introducing UM’s Anti-Racism Learning Framework

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2024-2025 Social Justice Hub Intern Group

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.

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Black History Month graphic showing a heart with red, yellow and green, against black background.

Share, celebrate, understand, participate: Black History Month 2025

February 21, 2025 — 
UM community members share their reflections

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The White House

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

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Two Black students smiling, at the Asper School of Business

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.

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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.

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Black student holds phone at Fort Garry campus

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.

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