We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Cormack Teaching Awards and FASS Employee Achievement - Teaching Awards. Learn more about them: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/20... @sfu.ca @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfuindg.bsky.social @sfuecon.bsky.social

You're invited! 🎓🎉 All FASS graduands are invited to the FASS Convocation Reception happening right after your ceremony! Join us at the outdoor southwest corner of the AQ, right by the koi pond for free refreshments, prizes, and a photo booth! RSVP ➡️ www.surveymonkey.ca/r/FASS-convo...

It was a pleasure to meet and chat with future Global Humanities students at this year's @sfufass.bsky.social Department Fair! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to learn more about the department and Humanities Student Union—we are excited for you to join us!

We're hiring! For the spring 2026 semester, #sfuurb is seeking a sessional instructor for its graduate course, Great Urban Thinkers. Please refer to our website for further details and apply today! www.sfu.ca/urban/about-... @sfufass.bsky.social

Sept. 15-19 is National Postdoc Appreciation Week, recognizing their invaluable contributions to research and innovation across the country. We're proud to highlight several inspiring SFU postdocs who are making an impact every day on our campuses and in our communities.

SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome Milka Njoroge as Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair (2025-2027). Her research focuses on the visual economy of suffering in postcolonial contexts. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...

Political science student Thwin Nway's unexpected Co-op work term in health research opened her eyes to new possibilities and how her studies gave her transferable skills and experience that she could apply in different careers. www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/09/thwin-nway.html

A gathering of stories, solidarity, and community 🌿✨ Join this event for a conversation on Asian-Indigenous relations, activism, and reimagining relationships on these lands. 🔗RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/pvugvcibzh

Our September Newsletter is now up! As we start the fall 2025 semester, we have important news, events, and updates from our students, faculty, and alumni. secure.campaigner.com/CSB/Public/a... #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

Holy Crow Arts and SFU INDG invite you to a special screening of Honor Thy Mother, a documentary project of the Indipino Community of Bainbridge Island. Sept 25 | 5PM | Diamond Family Auditorium events.sfu.ca/event/45805-1 @sfufass.bsky.social

Faculty member @sasofos.bsky.social's new @ca.theconversation.com article on Israel's attack on Qatar and how it affects international relations. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/BjPh50WUV0V

Applications for bursaries close today. To be eligible you must: -Have demonstrated financial need (as assessed by SFU) -Be enrolled in a minimum of nine units of standard graded courses in the term of application Learn more: www.sfu.ca/students/fin... #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

The GSWS Feminist Book Club found "They Never Learn" by Layne Fargo to be "an entertaining and fast-paced read." Read the full review and learn more about the book club: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

Since 1965, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has stood at the heart of the university’s intellectual life as one of SFU's founding pillars. In recognition of our 60th anniversary, we reflect on key milestones that have shaped FASS' enduring legacy and impact: www.sfu.ca/fass/60

Congratulations to Amy Parent (Faculty of Education) and Maite Taboada ( @sfufass.bsky.social ) on being named finalists for the 2025 @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca h.canada.ca Impact Awards, Canada’s highest honours in the social sciences & humanities. Learn more: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025...

SFU INDG professor Eldon Yellowhorn is sharing Indigenous knowledge with the next generation of readers. With co-author Kathy Lowinger, Yellowhorn has written several award-winning children’s non-fiction books. Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZTz... @sfufass.bsky.social

📤 Interested in applying to the @sfu.ca Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities? Join us at the virtual Q&A information session on September 25 moderated by Clint Burnham from @sfuenglish.bsky.social along with a former Shadbolt Fellow. Register at: tinyurl.com/3486c9ph

Congratulations to @sfulinguistics.bsky.social professor, @mtaboada.bsky.social, a finalist for the SSHRC Insight Award! The Insight Award recognizes outstanding achievement arising from SSHRC-funded initiatives which contributed to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world.

Congratulations Kora DeBeck! DeBeck is a Distinguished Professor of Substance Use and Drug Policy in the School of Public Policy whose research addresses the urgent issue of unregulated drug toxicity, now the leading cause of unnatural death in British Columbia.

SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome assistant professor Megh Marathe to our department! Marathe's research seeks to foster inclusion in the tools and practices that experts — such as doctors and engineers — use to make decisions about people’s lives. www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev... @sfufass.bsky.social

Applications for bursaries are now open. To be eligible you must: -Have demonstrated financial need (as assessed by SFU) -Be enrolled in a minimum of nine units of standard graded courses in the term of application Learn more: www.sfu.ca/students/fin... #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

Global Humanities' Assistant Professor @sasofos.bsky.social on how Israel and Turkey "are pursuing a vision of Syria as a weak, fragmented state": ow.ly/9F0C50WN5LQ @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social

Evan Freeman, Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies, publishes new journal article on the relationship between Florovsky's neo-patristic synthesis and Ouspensky's icon theology. @sfufass.bsky.social Read now: ow.ly/seep50WOgXc

We proudly present our newest #SFUSPP graduate students who had the opportunity to engage with faculty, staff, & the grad caucus during their orientation at SFU's Harbour Centre campus yesterday! Looking forward to continuing this journey with you. @sfufass.bsky.social

New Talk! "The Future Embraced: Make It While Making a Difference" with Kobus Mentz on thinking + doing for urban professionals in uncertain times Co-presented with @sfuurb.bsky.social + @spacingvancouver.bsky.social Tues, Sept 30 | 6:30pm PST | Free | Registration: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Join SFU Labour Studies' upcoming book launch on Thu, Sep 11 (7:30 - 9:30 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre. Professor Adjunct, John Calvert and former Yukon Premier, Tony Penekit are the co-authors. BC Premier, Glenn Clark, will be a keynote speaker. Register here: bit.ly/4g2CnlY

Join us Sept 18, 12:30pm for a research talk about toxicity prevention on Twitch. Presented by Tamara Bodden, a postdoc at Discourse Processing Lab. Zoom link & more info: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfu.ca @sfufass.bsky.social @mtaboada.bsky.social

URB student and Making Cities Better Together scholar Miriam Berndt is quoted in this article about the short-listing of an exciting arts concept proposal on Granville Island, that she is helping to design and advance. Check out the full story: www.createastir.ca/articles/gra... #sfuurb

Welcome to #SFU, new undergrads! Visit our table today to discover what our Urban Worlds major is all about. We are looking forward to meeting you! #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

Discover how the #SFU School of Public Policy minor can enhance your degree when you visit our table at Welcome Day! New undergrads, we are looking forward to meeting you, answering your questions, & giving you some cool swag this morning! #SFUSPP

Thinking of graduate school at SFU? Join this webinar to get your questions answered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and program representatives. 🔗RSVP by Sept 15 | 9 AM | https://f.mtr.cool/ykizfeiota 👉Review Common Applicant Questions & Answers | https://f.mtr.cool/dhiaetmixm

APPLICATIONS OPEN! 📥⏰ Are you an artist, academic, knowledge keeper, or community builder? The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities is now accepting applications for its 2026/2027 residency! Apply by October 20, 2025. For more details: sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt

Congratulations to @sfu.ca profs Arthur Robson, Carolyn Lesjak, Jeremy Brown & Jeremy Carpendale for receiving the FASS Dean's Medal in recognition of their academic excellence in research, teaching, and service. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/deans-medals.html

In partnership with SFU David Lam Centre, SFU Political Science, is organizing the APSA South Asia Pre-Conference 2025. Scholars working on different aspects of democracy, elections and security in South Asia will come together for discussion.🌍 Register here: tr.ee/IbeLb1

The new SFU-Exeter Accelerated Law Program gives students the opportunity to graduate in only six years with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from SFU and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Exeter, qualifying them to pursue legal careers in Canada and the UK.

"Many activist-scholars study movements. However, what movements need is to understand how power works. I use a methodology called political activist ethnography, which does just that: it is a tool for understanding how groups can be more effective in working to make change."

Graduate Writing Facilitator - undergraduate team | 5 - 15 hours/week | Sept - Dec | Student Learning Commons | $31.55/ hour | SFU campuses | Apply by Sept 16 👉 More info: https://f.mtr.cool/niwtmrqjvo

Marathe is leading two research projects. Through one project, they are investigating the uneven representation of transgender people in digital infrastructures. Through the other, they are seeking ways to help epilepsy patients and practitioners collaborate using data generated by medical devices.

Introducing the 2025-2026 Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellows in the Humanities! 🌟 Their projects range from relationships to land and architecture in Indigenous and Chinese-Canadian perspectives, to auditory and visual performances around community and belonging. Read more: tinyurl.com/3dx4pu4j

Research Associate | 1 year + 1 day | Faculty of Law - Health Law Institute | University of Alberta | $59,822 - $82,266 annually| Hybrid | Apply by Aug 27 👉 More info: https://f.mtr.cool/uujrszqgoq

French translation now out: theconversation.com/reunions-sep...

SFU alumnus Hope Robinson's bilingual education with the French Cohort Program opened up a multitude of opportunities and led her to discover her interests. Now she works in Belgium advocating for climate-resilient healthcare in Europe. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/hope-robinson.html

"While Trump and Putin may have hit it off, the issue with such an assessment is that it failed to address the underlying reason for the meeting: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this regard, the meeting was far more useful for Putin and Russia than Ukraine and its allies."

Honouring innovation, impact, and dedication: Congratulations to our FASS Research Excellence Award recipients in the humanities & social sciences! Learn more about our winners: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/research-excellence-award.html

Hastings Crossing BIA executive director & #sfuurb alumnus Landon Hoyt spoke to CBC about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, calling it "the result of systemic neglect by many different parties, many levels of government, & many decades of failed policies." www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, talks to Fairchild TV about the Battle River by-election (timestamp: 1:04–2:09): ow.ly/yy1i50WAesZ @sfufass.bsky.social

Jason Brown, our Lecturer in Religious Studies, on contemplative and somatic approaches to healing: ow.ly/xs3I50WAqM6 @sfufass.bsky.social

Congratulations to #SFUSPP alumnus Sharon Sa, who has received the 2025 Student Award from the Disaster Recovery Institute of Canada. Sharon was recognized for her MA thesis, which addressed wildfire smoke adaptation for vulnerable low-income populations in Metro Vancouver. @sfufass.bsky.social

@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats: ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social

Professor Meg Holden discusses Vancouver-FIFA contract and its requirements for city "beautification" and "stricter security measures" in an interview with CBC News' Stephen Quinn. Watch the full interview: www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #sfuurb #FIFAWorldCup @sfufass.bsky.social