labour studies News Archive
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Eight UM courses that’ll get you hands-on with climate change and make you a better Earth citizen
April 19, 2023 —
So you want to be a better Earth citizen. Good. We have a course for that. Lots of them, really.
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Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts class of 2022
June 6, 2022 —
Meet two members of the Faculty of Arts graduating class of 2022 – an Indigenous Leader of Tomorrow and one of the first B.A. co-op students to complete their degree
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Faculty of Arts
Student’s passions for activism, feminism and history connect with Undergraduate Research Award
February 10, 2022 —
Hannah Guenther-Wexler, a third year political studies student talks about her experiences as an Undergraduate Research Award recipient.
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Faculty of Arts
Psychology students rise to the top in Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
February 2, 2022 —
Congratulations to the Faculty of Arts students who came away as award winners in the Social Sciences and Humanities category of the 2021 UM Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.
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November 2021 UM Community Events
October 29, 2021 —
Mark your calendar for UM’s community events this November.
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Faculty of Arts
Arts alumni spotlight: Bea Bruske
July 27, 2021 —
Dr. Julie Guard, Professor of history and labour studies spoke with Bea Bruske [BA/91], the new President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
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Faculty of Law
Law professor wins Law of Work Best Paper Prize
May 28, 2021 —
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Bruce Curran on winning The Law of Work Best Paper Prize at the Canadian Industrial Relations Associations conference which ran online May 26-28 this week. Dr. Curran presented the paper Thursday morning, May 27, and was presented with the award at a virtual ceremony that evening.
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Students
Arts jobs in the business and finance industry
November 5, 2020 —
As a student in the Faculty of Arts, you are gaining many marketable skills from your degree. If you are pursuing a liberal arts education and have a passion for business, here are a sample of some really cool business occupations commonly performed by Arts graduates.
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Feds won’t buy Pallister’s EI plan, says UM economist
April 16, 2020 —
UM labour specialist and economist Dr. Wayne Simpson is one of several experts who are doubtful that the federal government would agree to such a plan.
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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