📕School of Communication alumnus and Western Washington University professor Michael Karlberg is calling for a new approach to social justice in his recently published, open-source book, "Rethinking Social Justice Theory and Action in an Age of Transition". Learn more: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

School of Communication Alumnus Michael Karlberg Calls for a New Approach to Social Justice in Open-Source Book

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Congratulations to CMNS PhD student Joan Letting, who has been elected by acclamation as the Graduate Student (at-large) representative on the Senate Committee on International Activities at Simon Fraser University. Her term of office runs until May 31, 2027.⁠ ⁠ We know you'll do great in this role!

Congratulations to CMNS MA student Kiara Okonkwo, a recipient of a SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarship! “By researching Black cultural and creative work in Vancouver, I am hoping to examine how Black futurity, presence, and place is imagined, mediated, and co-created in the city,” she says.

CMNS professor @petercw.bsky.social was interviewed on the Jas Johal Show and Global News Morning about the new Bill C-34 Digital Safety Act last week, calling it “A response in the right direction”. What do you think of the new Act? Watch the full interview here: globalnews.ca/video/119033...

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4,802 students walk across the stage this week during convocation. Each has a story. We can’t tell them all, but here are a few from SFU’s inspiring class of 2026. 🎓

Celebrating SFU's June 2026 convocation graduands

Simon Fraser University is thrilled to celebrate our exceptional graduands during the week-long June convocation ceremonies from Monday, June 8 to Friday, June 12. Approximately 4,802 graduands from...

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Congratulations to our School of Communication June convocation award winners and selected speaker! You can join them at the FCAT June Convocation ceremony and reception on Wednesday, June 10th at 2:30pm. Learn more about their honours and time at SFU: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

Meet the June Convocation Award Winners from the School of Communication

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After a life-changing infection with COVID-19 one semester into her graduate degree, Kayli Jamieson dedicated her research to Long COVID studies and community advocacy. Now graduating this month, Kayli will be continuing her research here at SFU! Read the full story: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

School of Communication Graduand Kayli Jamieson’s Journey From Grad School to Long COVID Advocacy

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel event last night! We had a great discussion between panelists David Beers, Carol Linnitt, Neil Malik and Iris Yu, moderated by Professor Heidi Tworek, on the current state and future of media democracy.

TWO DAYS AWAY! Tickets are sold out. We look forward to seeing you all there!

sfucmns@sfucmns.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for the Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel on May 28th at the Vancouver Harbour Centre! In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive media democracy cannot be overstated. Join our amazing panelists and moderator! www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-demo... @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

📣 #TONIGHT: Join The Tyee and @rachelgilmore.bsky.social for “Reality Check LIVE” as we explore how misinformation spreads and what it takes to report on online radicalization in Canada today. Also ft. @jenstden.bsky.social, @harrisonmooney.bsky.social, @vancolour.bsky.social! 🔥 Tickets here. 👇🏽

Reality Check LIVE

The Tyee and Rachel Gilmore bring dispatches from the world of misinformation and extremism investigations.

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Just one week away! Are you interested in media democracy in Canada? Make sure to join us for the Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel on May 28th at the Vancouver Harbour Centre! Learn more and register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-demo... @fcatatsfu.bsky.social @thetyee.ca

Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel

A fireside chat between people in the public media space. In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive MDD cannot be overstated.

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Congratulations to School of Communication professor Dr. Wendy Chun, who has been named a new Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Critical Algorithmic Studies at Simon Fraser University! Read the full news story: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

SFU’s Canada Research Chairs to advance study of stem cells, immune function and AI for public good

Three exceptional Simon Fraser University researchers have been named new and renewed Canada Research Chairs. Announced today, the SFU chairs are Kyle Burrows, Faculty of Health Sciences; Wendy Chun, ...

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Digital Democracies Institute@digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎉 We're thrilled to announce that our Director, Dr. Wendy Chun, has been named a new Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Critical Algorithmic Studies at Simon Fraser University! @whkchun.bsky.social @sfucmns.bsky.social @sfu.ca

Two weeks away! You can still get your ticket at www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-demo...

Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel

A fireside chat between people in the public media space. In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive MDD cannot be overstated.

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sfucmns@sfucmns.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for the Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel on May 28th at the Vancouver Harbour Centre! In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive media democracy cannot be overstated. Join our amazing panelists and moderator! www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-demo... @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

Join us for the Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel on May 28th at the Vancouver Harbour Centre! In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive media democracy cannot be overstated. Join our amazing panelists and moderator! www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-demo... @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

Media Democracy Days: Spry Memorial Panel

A fireside chat between people in the public media space. In today’s media landscape, the urgency to revive MDD cannot be overstated.

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Did you miss out on our CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase and Alumni Mixer event last month? The projects and photo gallery are now available online! See the projects and photos: www.sfu.ca/communicatio... @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

See the Projects from the Inaugural CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer Event

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Check out the newest installation at the SFU Harbour Centre by the Imaginative Methods Lab (Frederik Lesage, Gillian Russell, Samein Shamsher, Lisa Boulton)! "Never let a good crisis go to waste: an unfinished timeline of the university". @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

Join us for the launch of The Letters: Institutional Lives and EDI by Nisha Nath, Rita Kaur Dhamoon, Anita Girvan and Davina Bhandar! Friday, April 24th at 6pm at the SFU Harbour Centre, room 7000. @fernpub.bsky.social

Join us in celebrating our Honours students as they present their thesis projects! Monday, April 13th from 1:00-3:00pm in the CMNS Conference Room (K8652). @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

We look forward to seeing you at the Dallas Smythe Memorial lecture TONIGHT! Some tickets are still available: www.eventbrite.ca/e/dallas-smy...

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Join us for the 2026 Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture, featuring Distinguished Professor Lisa Parks from UC Santa Barbara! This year’s event will take place on April 9th from 5:00-7:00pm at the SFU Harbour Centre in the 1600 Canfor Policy Room. Register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/dallas-smy...

We look forward to seeing you this evening for our CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer event from 6:00-8:00pm! Please enter using the East entrance of the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at the SFU Burnaby Campus, located near the SFU Transit Exchange and North Parking Lot.

Don't miss the Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture, featuring Distinguished Professor Lisa Parks from UC Santa Barbara, taking place in ONE WEEK! Happening April 9th from 5-7pm at the SFU Harbour Centre in the 1600 Canfor Policy Room. Reception to follow the event. www.eventbrite.ca/e/dallas-smy...

We're just ONE WEEK away from our inaugural CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer event! Join us on April 8th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Gibson Art Museum at the SFU Burnaby Campus to celebrate the next generation of communication leaders! www.eventbrite.ca/e/cmns-celeb...

CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer

See the work of our students, and connect with CMNS faculty, alumni and industry connections!

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Join us for the 2026 Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture, featuring Distinguished Professor Lisa Parks from UC Santa Barbara! This year’s event will take place on April 9th from 5:00-7:00pm at the SFU Harbour Centre in the 1600 Canfor Policy Room. Register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/dallas-smy...

Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture

The Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture has honored critical scholars in the field of political economy of communications since 1993.

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PhD student Jiaqi Wen has been named the 2026-2027 Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute for her research on the history of computing. Read the full story about her research and this prestigious Fellowship: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

PhD Student Jiaqi Wen is Named 2026-2027 Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellow

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We are excited to announce our CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer event! Join us on April 8th from 6-8:00pm at the Gibson Art Museum at the SFU Burnaby Campus to see the work of our current students while reconnecting with our alumni and faculty. www.eventbrite.ca/e/cmns-celeb...

CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer

See the work of our students, and connect with CMNS faculty, alumni and industry connections!

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Join the @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social to celebrate the book launch of Dr. Alberto Lusoli’s “Make, Fail, Repeat: Creative Labor in the Start-Up Age”! This Friday at 6:00pm at the Alibi Room in Gastown. www.eventbrite.ca/e/alberto-lu...

School of Communication alumnus Nira Arora delivered her first guest lecture as an Adjunct Professor earlier this month! She spoke on “The Art of Storytelling and Personal Platform Power” in CMNS 120W.

How did JFK define political courage—and what can his presidency teach us about democratic leadership today? Mar 5 | 6–8 PM PST | SFU Vancouver Limited seating - Register now! jfk-and-democracy.eventbrite.ca @sfufass.bsky.social @sfuintlstudies.bsky.social @sfucmns.bsky.social

Join us and the @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social for an in-person talk by Dr. Bonnie Honig: "Architecture’s Last Laugh: Hannah Arendt’s *Eichmann in Jerusalem* from a Televisual Point of View". Wednesday, February 25th at 12 PM! Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happening tonight!

sfucmns@sfucmns.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join SFU CERi in TWO WEEKS for the launch of Critical Futures: Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Crisis and Social Transformation, edited by School of Communication professor @spoyntz.bsky.social, Am Johal and Kari Grain. Register now: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...