president News Archive
![COVID-19 vaccine vials, syringes and a blue mask on a green table.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/COVID-vaccine-UMToday-150x150.jpeg)
President’s message on COVID-19 vaccinations
April 16, 2021 —
'The vaccine gives us great hope that we will be able to get to the other side of this pandemic and resume the in-person engagement we all miss so dearly'
![Fort Garry campus.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/campus_aerial_WEB-150x150.jpg)
President Benarroch’s update on Fall Term
March 17, 2021 —
Fall Term 2021 will include more in-person instruction
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Marking one year since the WHO declared a global pandemic
March 11, 2021 —
President’s message to faculty and staff on anniversary of remote operations
![Students in masks on UM's Fort Garry campus.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/masked_students_UMcampus-150x150.jpg)
Students
What a year we’ve had
March 11, 2021 —
President’s message to students on one-year anniversary of COVID recovery operations
![Students in class](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/UofM_April2018_HELM_058-150x150.jpg)
A message from President Michael Benarroch on Black History Month
February 10, 2021 —
'Creating an inclusive, diverse and equitable campus is not a fad'
![Winter on Fort Garry campus, looking at walkway along UMSU University Centre and towards the Administration Building.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Winter-campus-UM-Today-150x150.jpg)
UM listed among Canada’s top 100 employers by Forbes Magazine
January 29, 2021 —
The University of Manitoba has been listed as one of Canada’s Top Employers according to a new survey
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Search for a Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
January 20, 2021 —
President Benarroch pleased to announce the membership of the advisory committee
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President Michael Benarroch update on Summer Term and supporting our collective success
January 13, 2021 —
'Thank you to faculty, students, staff and everyone for your continued resilience and commitment to UM’s mission and vision'
![Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/NSERC-JAYAS-photo_W8A8917_pp-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
Term extended for VP Research and International
January 12, 2021 —
Board of Governors has approved a one-year extension to the term of Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor Dr. Digvir S. Jayas
![Chris Moskal and Diana Craig, second year medical students](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/91602147_144600733637055_5988094350985265152_n-150x150.jpg)
Top stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
A year to remember or a year to forget? The COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines across the globe, including here at the University of Manitoba, but there was always light behind the dark clouds. Positive stories shone through.