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Before the war on drugs, the US built narcotic farms
SFU scholar invites public to discuss the history of drugs, addiction, rehabilitation and incarceration. learn more →
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Sociology and Anthropology’s Amanda Watson examines modern motherhood in new book from UBC Press
Watson says the familiar figure of the “juggling mother” occupies a complicated place in the popular imagination. While upholding status quo arrangements of paid and unpaid work, that figure takes on additional meaning during pandemic times. learn more →
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Can Eden Robinson’s TV trickster help us progress from truth to reconciliation?
The terrain and circumstances surrounding Eden Robinson’s fiction, along with the road she walks with her community and its history, gives her much to offer while at SFU as a Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellows in the Humanities. learn more →
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English professor emeritus Sandra Djwa named to the Order of Canada
Sandra Djwa, professor emeritus and former chair of English at Simon Fraser University, has been named to the Order of Canada for her contributions to the fields of Canadian literature and Canadian literary criticism. learn more →
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Long-time SFU community member and patron of the arts, Yosef Wosk, named to the Order of Canada
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) congratulates Yosef Wosk on being named as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a writer, scholar, educator, and philanthropist. learn more →
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June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021
Kaitlyn Richards, well-known as the president of Simon Fraser University’s Criminology Student Association (CSA) for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, is graduating from SFU with a shining and positive legacy. With the June 2021 Virtual Convocation right around the corner, SFU’s School of Criminology would like to share the experience of criminology undergraduate student, Kaitlyn Richards, as an excellent example of an outstanding, determined, and involved student and community member. She is a seven-time recipient of the SFU Dean’s Honour Roll, a four-time recipient of the SFU President’s Honour Roll and has also been nominated for several Convocation awards
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June 02, 2021
June 02, 2021
Congratulations, Mizuki Giffin! Your academic achievement and outstanding leadership are consistent and without question. You are a most deserving recipient of the Robert C. Brown Award.
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April 28, 2021
April 28, 2021
Congratulations to our five MA students who have won the 2021-2022 Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master's competition.
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April 12, 2021
April 12, 2021
A double major in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies and political science, Anya Sass has been driven to work for social change locally and globally; now, she’s making a difference in the lives of migrants and refugees in Cape Town, South, Africa.
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March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
Undergraduate student Maki Cairns credits the Wonder Woman comic book series as part of her drive to study at the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS).