Faculty of Arts News Archive
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Winnipeg Free Press: Understanding the letter of the law
November 7, 2025 —
Frank Cormier, criminologist and Instructor at Department of Sociology and Criminology, said there is no doubt the level of literacy can influence how successful an individual will be in meeting their release conditions.
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CBC: American businesses feel pinch as Canadian travel dries up
November 6, 2025 —
Dr. Lori Wilkinson, the Canada Research Chair in migration futures and professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, said there are several factors leading to fewer Canadians travelling to the U.S., including the messages coming from President Donald Trump and his administration.
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CBC: Federal Budget 2025 Economic Analysis
November 5, 2025 —
Dr. Fletcher Baragar, Associate Head - Economics & Society speaks with guest host Laurie Hoogstraten about the new Federal Budget, its projected deficit, proposed spending, and what it means for Canadians and Manitoba in areas like jobs, housing, and economic growth.
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CBC: What is ‘6-7’?
November 5, 2025 —
Last week, Dictionary.com named the Word of the Year for 2025. It is, to no surprise for middle-schoolers, ‘6-7’. For those of us who are not 13, Dr. Nicole Rosen, head of linguistics at the University of Manitoba, breaks it down
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CTV News: Reaction to the federal budget
November 5, 2025 —
Dr. Christopher Adams, Adjunct professor of political science, discusses his thoughts on the announcement
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CBC: Civil service employees in Manitoba brace for federal budget amid fears of workforce cuts
November 4, 2025 —
Dr. Adam King, assistant professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba, said what the Carney government has signalled thus far does not hint at public austerity measures in the traditional sense of cuts across the board
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Winnipeg Free Press: Born under fire
November 3, 2025 —
What sets it apart is, is there’s no other book on Manitoba politics that’s (this) current … we draw on authors from all across the province, including Brandon, U of Winnipeg and U of M also; one is from University of Alberta,” says Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor in political science and rector of St. Paul’s College at the University of Manitoba.
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CTV News: Why Manitoba is a hotbed for horror movies
October 31, 2025 —
“There has to be a good story. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s high-tech, or a low-tech film with a phone filmed in a studio; it’s got to have a good story, otherwise it won’t work,” Dr. Austin-Smith said.
Three UM leaders among 2025 most powerful women in Canada
October 30, 2025 —
Three UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2025, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Failing grade for fiscal transparency
October 27, 2025 —
Dr. Jesse Hajer, Associate Professor of Economics in the Labour studies program at the University of Manitoba, said the province’s lower score is based on several factors, including preparing reports later in the calendar year than other province, having qualifications on the auditor’s opinion and running a much larger deficit than budgeted.





