Faculty of Arts News Archive
Faculty of Arts
A Continuous Resilience in the Face of International Calamity
February 25, 2025 —
January 29-30, 2025 marked the 40th anniversary of the student-run and organized J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference (PSSC). This year’s theme was the United Nations (UN) at 80 - a topic of great scrutiny in the modern political climate.
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CTV Winnipeg: Understanding relations between Ukraine, U.S. and Russia
February 24, 2025 —
Understanding relations between Ukraine, U.S. and Russia
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The Tyee: Tackling Canada’s Discrimination Against Indigenous Language Education
February 21, 2025 —
Unlike English and French, instruction in Cree or Inuktitut isn’t enshrined. Scholar Lorena Sekwan Fontaine on how to fix that.
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CBC News: An ‘Iron Dome’ for North America? Talk heats up about Canada joining U.S. missile defence
February 21, 2025 —
After decades of saying no, is Ottawa ready to say yes?
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Global Winnipeg: Which Manitoba sector will tariffs hit the hardest?
February 20, 2025 —
Which Manitoba sector will tariffs hit the hardest?
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Winnipeg Free Press: Saluting Flag Day with an extra dose of patriotism
February 15, 2025 —
Red, white, and patriotic all over.
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CBC Manitoba: As Trump muses again about absorbing Canada, Kinew calls diplomatic efforts in D.C. a success
February 14, 2025 —
Manitoba premier says it takes time for diplomacy to bear fruit
Research and International
The Conversation: Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti-indigenous racism
February 13, 2025 —
On Jan. 15, 2023, Justin Flett arrived at the emergency room at St. Anthony’s Hospital, in The Pas, Manitoba. According to Flett’s statement of claim, submitted to the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in December and as reported by CBC News and APTN, he told the triage nurse he was experiencing distressing abdominal pain.
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Connecting academic research with real world issues: Grace Elendu’s URA Experience
February 11, 2025 —
Grace Elendu, a criminology major in the Faculty of Arts, earned an Undergraduate Research Award (URA) and learned valuable skills through 16 weeks of mentorship.
St. John's College
Call for art submissions for the Third Annual Music & Art Competition
February 11, 2025 —
In collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Music, St John's College is once again providing a stage for student creativity with its 3rd Annual Music & Art Competition. This much-anticipated event invites students from across campus to showcase their artistic and musical talents, and compete for cash prizes. St. John’s College oversees the art component of the competition, while the Desautels Faculty of Music manages the music component. The two come together on April 7th at the St John's Chapel for a special celebration of the arts, where students' talents will be highlighted in a live showcase and awards ceremony. Last year, we had sixteen submissions with three finalists, including Valentine Okoye Chukwukamike, Guiliana DaCunha Maoura, and Emily Ramsay.