Human Rights News Archive
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Faculty of Education
Poor on-reserve graduation rate partly due to funding shortfall, says Education professor
February 1, 2016 —
'The expectation is students have to go to boarding school to finish high school,' says Frank Deer
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Op-Ed: Designing a legal system that serves the needs of its users
December 23, 2015 —
The Trudeau government has announced it will bring back the court challenges program. This deserves Canadians' attention.
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Reflections on the Syrian refugee crisis
December 10, 2015 —
'My point is that when looking abroad for good works to do and causes to champion, Canadians must do more than see just Syrian refugees'
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Removing barriers, promoting inclusion
December 2, 2015 —
U of M forms committee with eight other post-secondary institutions to coordinate efforts in adopting Manitoba's new accessibility standard
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University of Manitoba supporting refugee student sponsorship program
November 9, 2015 —
New support will enable Syrian refugee to begin studies in January 2016
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Student leadership conference: All students have the potential inspire change and growth
October 28, 2015 —
U of M and Red River College host Canadian Conference on Student Leadership
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Trailblazer: Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFARs) process officially launched
October 21, 2015 —
Major commitment by the U of M to increased accessibility and inclusive education
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medicine & Human Rights
September 28, 2015 —
Annual Arnold Naimark Lecture presents Medicine & Human Rights Friday, Oct. 3 at UofM Bannatyne Campus
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
The University of Manitoba is leading the way
September 14, 2015 —
U of M to outline Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFARs), improving accessibility in education.
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The unique plight of the Yazidis
September 10, 2015 —
'Canada must do more to help all Iraqi and Syrian refugee'