political studies News Archive

Faculty of Arts
Love of political studies turns into MLA internship
June 5, 2023 —
Back in high school, El-Shaddai Nyakiir, knew she wanted to attend university but was unsure of what to study. After taking a variety of first year courses, the political studies program from the Faculty of Arts rose to the top of her list. In spring 2023, El-Shaddai will graduate with a bachelor of arts advanced degree in political studies with a minor in philosophy.

Faculty of Arts
Meet the 2023 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients
June 5, 2023 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2023 undergraduate academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2023 convocation ceremony.

Faculty of Arts
Military experience leads to graduate degree in political studies
June 5, 2023 —
In 2017, Christopher Hunt was living in Brandon, serving several short-term contracts in the Army Reserve and conducting contracted research for Royal Military College when he found himself deployed to Ukraine. This spring, he is graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Studies – a program that has afforded Chris many outstanding opportunities and has allowed him to meet some amazing students, academics and professionals in the field.

Faculty of Arts
Former Iqaluit mayor to speak at 2023 J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference
February 1, 2023 —
The 2023 J. W. Dafoe Political Studies Students' Conference (PSSC) runs February 1st and 2nd. This year's theme is The Arctic is Hot. The conference includes a student debate, panel discussions with various experts and the Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture featuring Ms. Madeleine Redfern.

NORAD in Perpetuity and Beyond
January 18, 2023 —
NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond is a new book from Co-authors Andrea Charon, UM Director of the UM Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CDSS) and James Fergusson, Deputy Director (CDSS), which launches this evening at McNally Robinson booksellers at Grant Park.

Oscars 2022: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ shows healing from intergenerational trauma
April 5, 2022 —
'A trauma-informed lens isn’t meant to excuse or legitimize toxicity and dysfunction, but to help us understand that people who are in pain often pass down this pain'

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.

Faculty of Arts
Op-ed: MLAs rose to the challenge of COVID-19
September 17, 2021 —
Political Studies URA students interviewed Manitoba MLA's as part of their summer research. COVID-19 was a frequent topic of conversation

Faculty of Arts
Arts grad ends degree with Creative Expression Award
June 11, 2021 —
Rebecca Simiyu [BA/2021] looks back fondly at her time in the Faculty of Arts ending with an award

Faculty of Arts
New Centre opens in the Faculty of Arts
February 3, 2021 —
A new research centre at the University of Manitoba hopes to connect and serve social science researchers in the academic, private industry and non-profit communities.