FASS Media Mentions: September - October 2024

Media appearances, features, and publications featuring Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) faculty, staff, students, and alumni for September and October 2024. 

NDP ends supply-and-confidence agreement with Liberals
CBC Radio One (BC Today) – September 4, 2024
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer, Sanjay Jeram
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44 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 2024
CBC – September 5, 2024
Featuring English professor, Stephen Collis and former Shadbolt Fellow, Mercedes Eng
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Do post-secondary degrees lead to higher incomes
CBC Radio One (BC Today)  – September 6, 2024
Featuring FASS Forward instructor, Mark Ting
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Call me Karim: ECSU's new president says he wants to be part of the community
CT Insider – September 7, 2024
Featuring Criminology alumnus, Karim Ismaili
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More than a muse
ESSENCE – September 7, 2024
Featuring Philosophy alumnus, Sabrina Elba
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Mornings with Simi: Air Canada bracing for a strike, Involuntary care in BC & How the brain processes smell
980 CKNW – September 9, 2024
Featuring Criminology professor emeritus, Neil Boyd
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An education memorandum
Daily Star – September 9, 2024
Op-ed by Public Policy professor emeritus, John Richards
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Foreign interference in Canadian politics
CBC Radio One (BC Today) – September 10, 2024
Interview with Public Policy associate professor, Kennedy Stewart
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How accent bias can impact a person's job prospects
The Conversation – September 15, 2024
Op-ed by Linguistics professor, Mary Gratham O'Brien
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B.C. to expand involuntary care
CBC Radio One (BC Today) – September 16, 2024
Interview with Public Policy professor, Kora DeBeck
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Climate change costs British Columbians, whether or not we have a carbon tax
The Vancouver Sun – September 16, 2024
Op-ed by Public Policy assistant professor, William Scott
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Learn contemplative forestry with Jason Brown
YourForest Podcast – September 18, 2024
Interview with Global Humanities lecturer, Jason Brown
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Housing expert questions rental report: Will Site C meet B.C.'s energy needs?
CBC Radio One (BC Today) – September 18, 2024
Interview with Political Science professor, Andy Hira
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Addressing the crisis in access to primary healthcare
BNN Bloomberg – September 20, 2024
Interview with Public Policy professor emeritus, John Richards
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Ukraine drone strikes demonstrate its continuing intent to fight the long war against Russia
The Conversation – September 23, 2024
Op-ed with Global Humanities assistant professor, James Horncastle
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Crime is at the forefront of this election, but is it really getting worse?
980 CKNW – September 24, 2024
Interview with Criminology professor, Martin Andresen
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B.C.'s plan for involuntary addiction treatment is a step back in our response to the overdose crisis
The Conversation – September 25, 2024
Op-ed with Public Policy professor, Kora DeBeck
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B.C. can reduce toxic drug deaths by removing politics from the issue
The Globe and Mail – August 28, 2024
Op-ed with Public Policy associate professor, Kennedy Stewart
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Solving the drug crisis
980 CKNW – October 1, 2024
Interview with Public Policy associate professor, Kennedy Stewart
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Tensions mounting in the Middle East as armed conflicts escalate
CBC On The Coast – October 2, 2024
Interview with Global Humanities assistant professor, Spyros Sofos
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What's behind Canada's housing crisis? Experts break down the different factors at play
The Conversation – October 3, 2024
Op-ed with Urban Studies assistant professor,Yushu Zhu, and research assistant, Hanan Ali
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Bangladesh must not let go of its chance at democracy
The Globe and Mail – October 4, 2024
Op-ed with Public Policy professor emeritus, John Richards
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Housing crisis at a national level
980 CKNW – October 7, 2024
Interview with Urban Studies research assistant, Hanan Ali
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Port Coquitlam: B.C. Green candidate Adam Bremner-Akins
Tri-City News – October 7, 2024
Feature with Political Science alumnus, Adam Bremner-Akins
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(FR) Provincial elections: Youth issues
ICI Radio-Canada – October 8, 2024
Interview with Political Science professor, Rémi Léger
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Ideological biases within mainstream economics
Challenging Economic Assumptions Podcast – October 9, 2024
Interview with Urban Studies associate professor, Mohsen Javdani
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These 12 Races Are Likely to Be Nail-Biters
The Tyee – October 10, 2024
Featuring Urban Studies associate professor of professional practice, Andy Yan
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Affordability, climate, housing top of mind for young B.C. voters
CBC – October 17, 2024
Interview featuring Political Science senior lecturer, Sanjay Jeram
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Let nurse-practitioners practise more
The Financial Post – October 17, 2024
Op-ed with Public Policy professor emeritus, John Richards
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A plan to make a plan': Experts speak out on B.C.'s involuntary care proposal
The Good Men Project – October 19, 2024
Interview with Public Policy professor, Kora DeBeck
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Sanjay Jeram on the 2024 Provincial Election results
CBC Radio One – October 21, 2024
Interview with Political Science senior lecturer, Sanjay Jeram
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(FR) B.C. and Saskatchewan: What if our election campaigns were similar?
ICI Radio-Canada – October 21, 2024
Interview with History professor, Nicolas Kenny
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Are academics more likely to answer emails from 'Melissa' or 'Rahul'? The answer may not surprise you
The Conversation – October 21, 2024
Article with International Studies professor, Megan MacKenzie
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Andy Yan offers up his analysis on the B.C. election
CBC Radio One – October 22, 2024
Interview with Urban Studies associate professor of professional practice, Andy Yan
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Do Academics Respond More To Mails From "Melissa" Or "Rahul"? Study Reveals...
NDTV – October 22, 2024
Article with International Studies professor, Megan MacKenzie
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Indigenous Voices in Horror
VHS TALKS – October 27, 2024
Featuring Indigenous Studies assistant professor, June Scudeler
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Amid the West's wavering aid to Ukraine, North Korea backs Russia in a mutually beneficial move
The Conversation – October 29, 2024
Op-ed with Global Humanities assistant professor, James Horncastle
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How does Halloween reflect civic engagement in your community?
Ivoox – October 31, 2024
Interview with Urban Studies associate professor of professional practice, Andy Yan
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