Equity Diversity and Inclusion News Archive
Connection and belonging: Jewish Heritage Month
May 21, 2024 —
UM’s Spiritual Care and Multi-Faith Centre offers spaces for students to connect with each other and their faith traditions
Come together for Pride 2024!
May 21, 2024 —
Take the opportunity to gather and celebrate our pride with UM’s diverse communities! View a list of activities happening at UM during Pride Week 2024.
May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
May 14, 2024 —
An opportunity to increase understanding and appreciation of the communities and cultures that make up our UM community.
Realizing the dream of diversity and belonging: Asian Heritage Month feature
May 3, 2024 —
For student Allisther De Castro, the deeply personal celebration also means challenging stereotypes and addressing discrimination
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Get ready to celebrate Pride 2024!
April 25, 2024 —
We would love to hear about all the different events happening at UM during Pride Week (May 24 to June 2) and throughout Pride Month. Submit your event details so we can help promote the events taking place on our campuses.
Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at UM
April 22, 2024 —
Honouring the diversity and richness of Asian cultures; advocating for equity and anti-oppression
Accessibility checklist: What you need to know for May 1
April 16, 2024 —
Mandatory training for all employees, prioritization for updating documents, info on PDFs, and more
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Creating space for understanding and complexity
March 21, 2024 —
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we are pleased to share upcoming opportunities for meaningful dialogue that advances mutual respect and compassion for all people. The Listening, Learning, Leading series, organized by the Office of Equity Transformation, aims to build foundations for understanding, beyond polarization.
UM named one of MB’s Top Employers for 13th consecutive year
March 19, 2024 —
The University of Manitoba has been named among Manitoba’s Top 100 Employers (2024), as well as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024) by Mediacorp Canada inc., Canada’s largest employment periodicals publisher. This is the thirteenth consecutive Manitoba’s Top Employer designation and eighth consecutive Canada’s Best Diversity Employer designation for UM.
Libraries
Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould’s books available at UM Libraries
March 4, 2024 —
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and our 2024 Knight Lecture speaker, has written three bestselling books. These three books are now available for short-term loan at UM Libraries.