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Feedback on the July 2024 draft of SFU’s Academic Plan for 2025-2030
Academic planning is a continuous process that ensures SFU programs, research, engagement, and support activities are well-positioned to achieve SFU’s collective goals and address challenges and opportunities in the years ahead. The current five-year Academic Plan ends this year and preparations for the new Academic Plan (2025-2030) are underway. The Academic Plan serves as a…
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Towards Institutional Neutrality – “Message from the President: The role of universities in polarized times”
September 9th brought a welcome message from SFU’s President, addressing institutional neutrality and taking a clear stance for neutrality. We very much appreciate her statement and are thrilled that SFU is heading down this path. We hope that SFU will eventually adopt an institutional neutrality policy and that this principle will reverberate through the entire…
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[Discussion] The Purpose of Today’s Canadian University: A Heterodox Conversation
Date and time Thu, Sep 19, 2024 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT Location Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive West Halpern Centre 126 Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 — Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the role of modern Canadian universities. This event will feature a conversation between two academics with differing views on…