history News Archive
Op-ed: The strike, Shoal Lake and Indigenous dispossession
June 18, 2019 —
The Winnipeg General Strike and the arrival of Shoal Lake water in Winnipeg taps occurred at the same time, and in the same place, and are part of a larger story of Indigenous dispossession.
Nationally renowned pollster Angus Reid to speak at St. Paul’s College
April 22, 2019 —
Angus Reid, Canada’s best-known and longest-practicing pollster, is the 2019 Ignatian Society’s Baccalaureate Guest Speaker at St. Paul’s College
CBC: Fighters, scientists, protectors: Meet 5 notable black Manitobans you may never have heard of
February 19, 2019 —
Keith Sandiford remembers being the only black person on the bus in Winnipeg — and among the faculty at the University of Manitoba.
Food Systems Research Group
The evolution of Canada’s international food assistance policies
January 31, 2019 —
Changes in international food assistance policies benefit recipient countries
Food Systems Research Group
Pillsbury Bake-Off contest a slice of American home baking history
January 16, 2019 —
The evolution of American food culture through the lens of corporate influence
Faculty of Graduate Studies
New scholarships for history graduate students
January 11, 2019 —
Considering graduate studies in History? Three new scholarships will soon be available for first year students in the joint Master’s program in history, offered by the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg.
Alumni Insights: All is Quiet (Cycling the Ypres Salient)
November 5, 2018 —
'Cycling the Ypres Salient was an amazingly educational and emotional experience'
Faculty of Arts
UM joins First World War commemoration
October 30, 2018 —
The World Remembers commemorates the millions of people who lost their lives in the First World War from Canada and fifteen participating nations
CBC: The right to vote
October 22, 2018 —
Winnipeg municipal politics in 1940 were livelier than they are now, said Gerald Friesen, a history professor at the University of Manitoba.