Faculty of Arts News Archive
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Winnipeg Free Press: Local author wins Dafoe book prize
October 15, 2025 —
Winnipeg author and historian Dr. Gerald Friesen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History has won the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for his biography The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman
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CBC News: Canada Post Ends Nationwide Strike and Moves to Rotating Strikes
October 14, 2025 —
Dr. Adam King, Assistant Professor of Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba speaks with CBC's Marcy Markusa about Canada Post’s shift from a nationwide strike to rotating strikes and what it means for workers and home delivery.
Indigenous
“Language is fragile; it can be forgotten if it’s not passed on or spoken”
October 9, 2025 —
Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Emerita Dr. Laura Tohe will visit the University of Manitoba on Thursday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. in the John A. Russell Atrium for a lecture and poetry reading on language, memory, and presence. Hosted by the Canada Research Chair in Miyo We’citowin & Digital Sovereignties, Women’s and Gender Studies (Arts), and the Faculty of Architecture.
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BNN Bloomberg: Postal workers union takes aim at Purolator, which is owned by Canada Post
October 8, 2025 —
Throughout the nearly two years of contentious negotiations between Canada Post and CUPW, the question of Purolator has been lurking in the background,” Dr. Adam King, an Assistant Professor of Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba, told CTVNews.ca
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Teaching Excellence
October 6, 2025 —
Two outstanding educators have been named the 2025 recipients of the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching. This prestigious award recognizes University of Manitoba educators who have demonstrated continuing teaching excellence and made significant contributions to advancing teaching and learning at UM.
Faculty of Arts
CBC Radio-Canada: Fires and Vandalism at MLA Office
October 1, 2025 —
Dr. Christopher Adams, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Manitoba speaks with host Marcy Markusa about the rise in political violence after another suspicious fire at a Manitoba cabinet minister’s office.
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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M political scientist predicts scrappy fall legislative session
October 1, 2025 —
The gloves will be off when members of the legislative assembly return to the chamber today for the fall sitting.Manitoba faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and climate impacts from deadly wildfires, but don’t expect any display of unity in the face of adversity, one political expert advised.
Research and International
The Conversation: Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility
September 23, 2025 —
When the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation announced preliminary results of their search for unmarked burials of children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (IRS), Canada was forced to reckon with a truth that Survivors had always carried.
Research and International
Security and defence in a changing Arctic
September 22, 2025 —
Since establishment in 1985, researchers at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, have been helping Canada meet the challenges of a warming Arctic.
CBC Manitoba: Walt Disney-owned ABC has indefinitely stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live
September 19, 2025 —
Walt Disney-owned ABC has indefinitely stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live over remarks he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. CBC's Faith Fundal speaks with a local media expert about censorship in comedy, and the impact this could have on other TV shows.