Faculty of Arts News Archive
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UM Today editors pick their top stories of 2019
December 20, 2019 —
It’s been another amazing year at UM Today where we published more than 1,400 stories ranging from groundbreaking research to outstanding alumni achievements to incredible student success stories
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Top teaching and learning stories of 2019
December 20, 2019 —
These five stories help illustrate the impact of the outstanding teaching and learning experiences found at UM
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Top Conversation Canada stories of 2019
December 19, 2019 —
From sex robots to anti-vaxxers, we’ve gathered the five most read UM Conversation Canada stories in 2019
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Faculty of Arts
Historical storyteller (and voyageur) latest Writer-In-Residence
December 16, 2019 —
Rob Malo is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture. Malo will work with students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public from January to March 2020.
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Sustainability
UM Sustainability Awards
December 8, 2019 —
The UM Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrate the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance our campus commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability.
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Indigenous
Head of Native Studies wants to reframe discussions around power relationships in history
December 6, 2019 —
Moving towards reconciliation is the driving force behind Dr. Cary Miller's work
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Announcing new leadership appointments
December 4, 2019 —
UM is pleased to announce acting and extended appointments
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Asper School of Business
Q & A with an MBA – Thomas Miles [BA/16], 2019 Grey Cup Champion
December 3, 2019 —
In celebration of 50 years of graduates since our first cohort in 1970, the Asper School of Business is pleased to launch the Q & A with an MBA story series
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Faculty of Arts
Arts jobs in the arts and culture industry
December 2, 2019 —
If you are pursuing a liberal arts education and have a passion for culture, here are a sample of some really cool arts and culture occupations commonly performed by Arts graduates.
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Innovating Research Administration Systems
November 27, 2019 —
Research grants and contracts, both pre- and post-award management – will be moving to a paperless, single sign-on software system beginning in mid-2020.