By Joe Friesen A number of Canadian universities announced that their classes will be held primarily online in the fall, acknowledging that restrictions required to contain COVID-19 may remain in place for months. McGill University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria said Monday that they expect a significant portion of…
Winnipeg, MB – In light of the new challenges facing post-secondary students due to the coronavirus, yesterday the Government of Manitoba announced that they will be matching dollar for dollar funds raised by post-secondary institutions for the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative (MSBI) for the 2020/2021 academic year. The announcement also saw the province…
By UMSU Executive Committee During the first half of 2019/2020, UMSU’s centennial year, we focused on two things: building upon a number of different advocacy initiatives that began the year before, and making UMSU more engaged with and responsive to the needs of its members and stakeholders. In the second half of our term we…
UMSU is currently accepting nominations for one non-student community representative and one student at-large to sit on the UMSU Scholarship & Bursary Fund and Endowment Fund Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the management of the funds including investment policies, financial audits and overall direction of the Fund. For more…
By Bill Curry The House of Commons approved a $9-billion package of new measures for students during a brief sitting Wednesday afternoon, after the minority Liberal government agreed to several opposition requests. The Senate will now sit Friday to give final approval to Bill C-15, which includes a new Canada Emergency Student Benefit that…