Faculty of Arts News Archive
The university in wartime
November 5, 2019 —
Although classes continued, campus life was markedly different from 1939-1945
Indigenous
Teach-In for Reconciliation highlights Indigenous expertise on campus
October 31, 2019 —
Learn about Indigenous history, cultures, contemporary issues and more at the upcoming Teach-In for Reconciliation
Faculty of Arts
Positivity and practice guides career choices
October 31, 2019 —
Emmanuel Briggs [BA/15], sees value in sharing his experiences with current students. Briggs graduated just four years ago and has participated as an employer in the Arts Career Round Table each year since he graduated. We sat down with Briggs to find out more about his career path and why he comes back to help Arts students.
Poster competition celebrates student research
October 29, 2019 —
Nearly 100 judges queried the more than 140 budding researchers about their projects
The economic illusions of the Canadian election
October 25, 2019 —
'As an economist, I approached voting in the Canadian federal election with deep ambivalence that was shared by most everyone I know regardless of vocation or political persuasion'
Wpg Free Press: U.S. Holocaust museum, local universities join forces to explore connections between Nazi atrocities, residential school trauma
October 23, 2019 —
"There’s at least a case to be made that there’s something to be learned by putting these two things side by side," UM's Adam Muller says
Monkey fossils found in Serbia offer clues about life in a warmer world millions of years ago
October 22, 2019 —
Studying fossil monkeys like these can help us understand how ancient climates shaped primate evolution
Student Success Month Spotlight: Tyler Kempe on leaving the workforce to pursue post-secondary studies
October 21, 2019 —
Tyler Kempe speaks to UM Today about his decision to leave his workplace to pursue a graduate education in Clinical Psychology.
Students
Student Success Month spotlight: Samantha Nicole Tumlos on thinking outside the box
October 10, 2019 —
Samantha Nicole Tumlos describes how she has overcome challenges by changing her way of thinking about university
Faculty of Arts
Wpg. Free Press: Niigaan Sinclair named peace educator of year
October 9, 2019 —
University of Manitoba associate professor (and Winnipeg Free Press columnist) Niigaan Sinclair has been named peace educator of the year by a bi-national network of educators, academics and peace activists