history News Archive

Wpg Free Press: Our pride of place is missing
May 29, 2015 —
U of Mhistory professor emeritus Gerald Friesen summarizes the a fort's significance

Libraries
This year in notable history books
December 19, 2014 —
A bit of history with your holiday? History liaison librarian Kyle Feenstra on best reads of 2014

Faculty of Arts
Wpg Free Press: The story of Manitoba in a park
November 10, 2014 —
U of M in the news

Faculty of Arts
Wpg Free Press: NDP Solidarity Forever, or Solidarity Only in Fair Weather?
November 3, 2014 —
Prof weighs in on NDP MLA-Premier debacle

Faculty of Arts
Why do we carve vegetables and eat candy on halloween?
October 30, 2014 —
Turns out, ghosts hate turnips

Faculty of Arts
Retired Fellow of St. John’s College gets European honour
October 20, 2014 —
Anthony Waterman elected as an Honorary Member of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought

Faculty of Arts
News Release: Royal Society lauds Gerald Friesen
September 23, 2014 —
Prestigious national society recognizes professor emeritus

Faculty of Arts
Public discussion: Canadians and their past
September 22, 2014 —
"Celebrity" historians come to campus to discuss book on our history

News Release: Trio inducted into Royal Society college
September 16, 2014 —
The highest honour an academic can achieve

First World War centenary: U of M involvement
July 29, 2014 —
This week is the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, a conflict that impacted the lives of countless University of Manitoba alumni, students and faculty.