Faculty of Arts News Archive

March 1, 2021 — 
'Given the ubiquity of digital technologies today, creating archives of born-digital records must be our most urgent priority — including records created during the COVID-19 pandemic'

February 18, 2021 — 
When Isha Khan was a philosophy student debating ideas in the University of Manitoba’s Arts lounge or procrastinating in the nearby video game arcade, she had no grand plan for her career. Today, Khan is the chief executive officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

February 17, 2021 — 
We've highlighted a few selections for book lovers to enjoy during I Love to Read Month

February 12, 2021 — 
Little of Sappho of Lesbos' poetry survives, and what does is fragmentary. Obbink’s discovery was remarkable because it preserved the final five stanzas of one poem and portions of a second, making it one of the longest continuous sequences of Sapphic verse.

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.

January 27, 2021 — 
Projects to focus on the people with hearing loss, parents, and frontline health care workers

January 22, 2021 — 
Katherena Vermette is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC)

January 18, 2021 — 
Alumnus and UM instructor's novel about a Marvel supervillain has received a lot of attention around the globe for its focus on a character that may soon burst onto the silver screen

January 11, 2021 — 
New students who are entering the Faculty of Arts starting in Fall 2021 will include at least three credit hours of Indigenous course content in their studies in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree

January 11, 2021 — 
Two UM students recognized for their efforts in bridging the local and the global