Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Canadian storyteller Ivan Coyote, author of Boys Like Her and Tomboy Survival Guide, will be closing out their residency at SFU’s Department of English with a reading and reception on April 18. learn more →

Currently finishing her master’s in Urban Studies, Beverly Chew’s research is focused on exploring the intersections of aging and space. learn more →

April is National Poetry Month! Join us as we celebrate Department of English poets past and present. learn more →

Currently finishing her master’s in sociology and anthropology, Michelle La’s academic research focuses on the way business, society, and group interactions form the rich culture surrounding sneakers in Vancouver. learn more →

A love of volunteering and eagerness to get involved in activism has earned psychology student Simran Randhawa an SFSS Women of the Year award for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. learn more →

Battlestar Galactica fan and former culinary student Matthew Sigal shares how inspirational teachers fueled his passion for quantitative methods and data visualization in experimental psychology. learn more →

Lara Aknin, social psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at SFU, co-authored a chapter in this year’s World Happiness Report discussing which prosocial behaviours promote happiness. learn more →

17 SFU students, including six from FASS, went on an eight-day cultural exchange trip to Japan for free, courtesy of the Kakehashi Project. learn more →

David Chariandy, professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University and author of the critically acclaimed Soucouyant and Brother, has been awarded the 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize. learn more →