Faculty of Arts News Archive
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Faculty of Arts
SHE group gets glimpse of life as U of M student
March 17, 2019 —
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts hosted a group of students from R. D. Parker Collegiate on March 1, 2019. Women’s and Gender Studies major Morgan Hanson-Oliveira acted as their guide and takes us through their campus visit.
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The Conversation: Higher, further, faster: Marvel’s first female cinematic superhero
March 6, 2019 —
The Captain Marvel movie will be Marvel Studios’s first female-superhero led film
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Faculty of Arts
NY Times: 2nd Trudeau Minister Resigns as Canada’s Political Crisis Swells
March 5, 2019 —
Royce Koop provides insight
![Victoria McIntosh, Access student and artist](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Victoria-McIntosh-4847-150x150.jpg)
Extended Education
Grandmother from Sagkeeng goes back to school
February 27, 2019 —
"Access allowed me to have confidence in myself, to know I can do this. Someone is always here. I don’t feel alone.” - Victoria McIntosh, Access student
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Sustainability
Sustainability Night: Exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals
February 25, 2019 —
Come join us for Sustainability Night on March 7 to connect with other sustainability-focused people
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The Conversation: The enduring contributions of African American women writers
February 22, 2019 —
These women have completed the groundwork — and hard work — of envisioning a more just, inclusive society going forward.
![Maurice Alexander [BA/05, MA/08]](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Maurice-Alexander_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni POV: Black leaders today
February 19, 2019 —
'We can start by walking with our community and letting them know that it doesn’t matter what the world is telling you, that you are free to define yourself as you see fit and to build any life you want'
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Alumni
Alumni Abroad: Cutting above the rest
February 19, 2019 —
Alumnus Ron Sanders on the secrets to success in film and an editor’s influence on the final product
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Food Systems Research Group
FSRG talk – An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
February 19, 2019 —
Feb 27 FSRG talk: Mary Kate Dennis shares contributions to the future of food security by Lakota Elders
![Romel Dhalla](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rommel_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Romel Dhalla: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Service to the University of Manitoba
February 19, 2019 —
The recipients of the 2019 University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumni Awards are graduates who are outstanding in their professional and personal lives