Notes on the passing of Dr. Chris Johnson

The Canadian Flag on the Tier building flies at half mast following the tragic events of flight PS752

Notes on the passing of Dr. Chris Johnson

June 23, 2021 —
Dr. Chris Johnson, Professor Emeritus, department of English, theatre, film & media, passed away this past weekend.

campus community, Faculty and Staff, Faculty of Arts

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Two non-binary-students doing-work together in class. // Photo from The Gender Spectrum Collection / Zackary Drucker

Faculty of Arts

Signs of improvement, but further work needed to create more inclusive secondary schools: 2SLGBTQ report

June 21, 2021 —
New research shows that, while there have been some important improvements in the last decade, there is still a long way to go in creating safer and more accepting Canadian schools for Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Questioning (2SLGBTQ) youths

centre for social science research and policy, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Graduate Studies, pride

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Maia Bacchus receiving her award via Zoom

Students

Community and good grades for the win

June 21, 2021 —
When Maia Bacchus first started getting involved in her community, she had no idea where it would eventually lead her.

Awards, Faculty of Arts, student affairs

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Research funding supports BIG ideas

June 15, 2021 —
Dozens of research projects have received over $6.5 million in funding to support research excellence in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering fields

anthropology, Asper School of Business, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, faculty of science, history, Indigenous, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Reconciliation, Research and International, Riddell Faculty, sociology

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clodeup of woman wearing glasses, black leather jacket and pride pin

Faculty of Arts

Meet the 2021 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 15, 2021 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2021 undergraduate academic medal winners

#umanitoba2021, Convocation, convocation2021, Department of Sociology and Criminology, English theatre film and media, Faculty of Arts, global political economy, linguistics, psychology, Students, undergraduate students, womens and gender studies

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A tipi in front of Migizii Agamik building.

Indigenous

Three Indigenous retirees reflect on their influential careers

June 11, 2021 —
Audrey Richard, Dr. Wanda Wuttunee and Dr. Yvonne Pompana are all set for retirement this summer

Asper School of Business, college of nursing, department of Native studies, Faculty and Staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social Work, Indigenous, Inner City Social Work Program

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June 2021 UM Virtual Community Events

June 11, 2021 —
Listen, learn and gain important insight from UM’s virtual community events during the month of June.

Campus and Community, Centre on Aging, community engagement, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Kinesiology and REcreation Management, Indigenous, indigenous student centre

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woman in parka and toque standing, with city landscape behind her

Faculty of Arts

Arts grad ends degree with Creative Expression Award

June 11, 2021 —
Rebecca Simiyu [BA/2021] looks back fondly at her time in the Faculty of Arts ending with an award

#umanitoba2021, Convocation, convocation2021, Faculty of Arts, political studies, womens and gender studies

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Faculty of Architecture

Theatres of Architectural Imagination Symposium

June 10, 2021 —
Theatres of Architectural Imagination Symposium held from May 27 - 29 featured 28 paper presentations by established and emergent scholars from across North America, Europe and Australia; plus two special panels with award-winning theatre architects and directors; and 11 Entr’Actes, animating intervals between sessions with multi-media interpretations of the symposium themes.

faculty of architecture, Faculty of Arts, Research and International

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