Reimagining the Public University: What Comes Next in a Time of Rupture?

On March 31, Simon Fraser University opened the Ideas in Action series with a full room, a timely question, and a shared recognition that something fundamental is shifting. Ideas in Action, SFU's new flagship speaker series supported by the SFU President’s Office. Ideas in Action brings together SFU scholars, visiting thought leaders, students and community members to engage with the most urgent questions of our time.

Hosted at the SFU Harbour Centre and supported by the SFU President’s Office in collaboration with SFU Public Square and the SFU Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI), the inaugural event, Reimagining the Public University, brought together faculty, students, and community members to reflect on a question that feels both urgent and unresolved:

What is the role of the public university in a time of uncertainty, instability, and change?