Okay, everyone, it’s time to get your geek on.
During Summer Session 2011 at the University of Manitoba, you can learn all about your favourite comic book heroes, and maybe even get credit for it.
Daily, throughout the month of May (and finishing with a final exam), you can take a course titled The Comic Book Film […]

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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music Musical Theatre Ensemble presents one of their broadest spectrums ever at this year’s annual production on February 4th and 5th at the Gas Station Arts Centre.
Titled “Our Finest Dreams”, the evening features 33 students from five different faculties, including music, business, engineering, education, and science.
“Everyone is featured. The […]

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The University of Manitoba is honoured to announce that Melissa Bailey and Jody Reimer are recipients of Rhodes Scholarships for 2011. This continues the excellent record for University of Manitoba students winning Rhodes Scholarships, bringing the total to 95 students, more than any other university in Western Canada. The Rhodes Scholarships are the most prestigious […]

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Two students in the department of English, Film & Theatre have been given scholarships to create some literary eeriness. One is developing a Canadian Gothic novel and the other is dead-set on zombies and robots.
The C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowships in Creative Writing and Oral Culture fund graduate students working in the areas of […]

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The Faculty of Arts, in cooperation with the division of Extended Education at the University of Manitoba has created a new 90 credit hour program called the Bachelor of Arts Integrated Studies (BAIS).
The program is designed to give working adults who have completed some post-secondary education an opportunity to complete a university degree. Some people […]

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Starting Tuesday, November 10, 2009, edna fedya, a vibrant restaurant in south Winnipeg will become a new hotspot for art and culture in the city.Between 5:00 and 6:00 pm each weekday, you can drop by to hear artists, entrepreneurs, architects, writers, academics and journalists talk hot topics and hear musicians play live.
Sunday afternoons will focus […]

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The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC) at the University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that the next Writer/Storyteller in Residence will be Jan Andrews.
Andrews’ storytelling talents have been described as spellbinding, and she has a career track record to match. She has toured her stories at festivals and concerts around Canada […]

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