The new People’s Citizenship Guide, edited by two University of Manitoba professors, won’t help anyone pass the test to become a Canadian, but it might help make all of us more critical and thus better citizens.
In 2009, the contents of the official Canada citizenship guide that is given to all recent immigrants was changed to […]

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The Faculty of Medicine has launched a lecture series to explore current issues and topics of relevance to improving the health of Manitoba’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. The 2012 Lecture Series in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health kicks off on Thursday, January 12, 2012, with “The Right Action at the Right Time,” […]

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Robson Hall, the Faculty of Law at The University of Manitoba, is receiving a grant from the federal government that will bolster French-language legal education in Manitoba.
“This grant is important because currently francomanitobans are underserviced,” says Lorna Turnbull, dean of Law. “Any student wanting to receive legal education in French, even he or […]

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On September 21, 2011, at Hotel Fort Garry, the Faculty of Law and the Winnipeg Foundation are hosting a conference on social innovation.The series of discussions is titled: Law, Philanthropy and Social Enterprise: New Direction or Distraction? The event features a full day of informative sessions; from the opening plenary and panel discussion to a […]

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Mr. Stuart Murray, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and Dr. David T. Barnard, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba, signed a memorandum of understanding today that will facilitate co-operation between the U of M and the CMHR to advance human rights education and research, and to […]

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A change has been made to the name of law degrees at the University of Manitoba. The proposal by Robson Hall Faculty of Law to change the name of its law degree from LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) to J.D. (Juris Doctor) has been approved by the University of Manitoba Senate, effective immediately.
“We are very pleased […]

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Lorna Turnbull has been appointed the new Dean of the Faculty of Law.
The Board of Governors appointed Turnbull following a comprehensive international search. She will hold the post until June 30, 2016. She is the first woman to hold this position.
Turnbull received her doctoral degree from Columbia University and she joined the University of Manitoba […]

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