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- See the Projects from the Inaugural CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer Event
- PhD Student Jiaqi Wen is Named 2026-2027 Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellow
- Communication Research for Social Change 2025 Project Showcase
- School of Communication Graduate Amy Yang Balances Research Ambitions with Service to Student Union
- School of Communication Graduate Alysha Bains Leaves Lasting Legacy for TAs as She Completes Her PhD
- All Students Invited to Build their Professional Communication Skills in New Course
- How Co-op and the CMNSU Prepared Harshita Srivastava for a Career in Public Relations
- Community Activist and SFU Graduate Jody Bauche Leads Social Change Efforts in Indigenous Cultural Preservation
- CONDUITS (CMNS Graduate Student Conference) Photo Gallery
- School of Communication Student Naiha Kaba Receives Inaugural Magnolia Spirit Award
- Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Successfully Defends Thesis on Artist-Run Centres
- Mamadou Ba Awarded Honorary Degree from the Federal University of Pará
- School of Communication Invites Students to Reimagine Data and Become Data Fluent
- Communication Research for Social Change MA Prepares Students to Confront Social Problems
- PhD Student Siobhan Watters Successfully Defends Thesis
- First Cohort of Communication Research for Social Change MA Students Present their Projects
- Undergraduate student Liam McKay-Argyriou Wins Loran Award for Podcast Development and Community Building
- School of Communication Graduate Researches how TikTok Influences Climate Change Communication
- Meet the First School of Communication Accelerated Master’s Program Graduate
- School of Communication Graduand Discusses how to Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone
- Macy Moreno & Zarena Zaidi on Teaching Children about the Magic of Filmmaking
- Joaquin Suarez and His Drive for Communication Research
- Three Convocating Students Tell Us About Their CMNS Journey
- Genevieve Cheng and Sharing Isn't Caring
- Sureeta Rai Presents Her Research at the FCAT Undergraduate Conference
- Meet Gideone Kremler, Our New CMNS Indigenous Peer Mentor
- Silke Billings: From Student to Full-Time Employee
- Graduating Student Sharlyn Monillas Tells Us About Her Time in CMNS
- Getting to Know Layla Cameron
- Mina Einifar: MA Student, Digital Marketing Expert, and Influencer Activist
- Breanna Blackwell & Undergraduate Research
- Graduate student a top 25 finalist in pretigeous challenge
- Congratulations to our MA and PhD students
- Climate Strike in Vancouver: SFU CMNS Perspective
- A Creative Communicator is on the Horizon | Aliya Dall’Antonia
- Tara Mahoney on inter-generational civic engagement, climate change, and importance of hope
- The Heyang Rural Research Center
- Luke Galvani challenges common stereotypes surrounding disability
- Bernice Mau: How to grow a successful side-hustle as a student
- 2020 Convocation Medal winners
- 2021 FCAT UGC Student Stories
- CMNS Co-op student graduating this fall recognized for her work fostering equity, diversity and inclusion
- CMNS graduate students publish book reviews in the International Journal of Communication
- Communication honours student studies online conspiracy theories, disinformatio
- Communication student Clayton Wong reflects on his co-op journey
- Congratulations to our 2019/20 Major Award Recipients
- Congratulations to our 2020/2021 Major Award Recipients
- Doctoral candidate Stacey Copeland and PhD student Brett Ashleigh are finalists in this year’s SSHRC Storytellers competition
- Embracing the university experience in all forms - Rachel Wong
- Fall 2021 Convocation: Looking Back
- Meet communication undergraduate student Ashran Bharosha
- Gaining experience as an undergraduate: Communication major and SIAT minor expands diverse skill set at SFU
- FCAT UGC Student Stories
- Meet Samad and Lindsay: Convocation Spring 2021 Student Speakers
- PhD candiate Stacey Copeland: Scholarly podcasters are redefining peer-reviewed work
- Memory of migrant abuse fuels SFU Trudeau Scholar’s lifelong fight for human rights
- PhD candidate Belen Febres-Cordero recognized for community engagement work at annual President’s Gala
- PhD student Laya Behbahani is SFU Social Media Newsmaker of the Year
- Stacey Copeland uncovers the historical voices of Canada’s queer media soundscape
- Tri-Agency Scholarships and Fellowships Recipients
- Undergraduate students launch online platform MyCityMyPark project with the City of Vancouver
- Faculty Stories
- Author Celebration and Welcome Reception Event Recap
- Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team
- Soundscape Studies Pioneer Barry Truax Receives Honorary Degree from SFU
- Chinese Workers in Capitalist Globalization: Professor Siyuan Yin’s New Book on Migrant Worker Labour Activism in China
- School of Communication Professor Kirsten McAllister Releases New Book "After Redress"
- Four School of Communication Faculty Receive FCAT Excellence Awards
- Professor Sarah Ganter Awarded Trans-Atlantic Partnership Grant to Research the Meanings of Independence in Journalism
- Reflecting on Professor Stuart Poyntz’ Time as Director of the School of Communication
- School of Communication Professor Milena Droumeva Named School Director
- Getting to Know Your CMNS Faculty: Erique Zhang
- School of Communication professor Wendy Chun named British Academy Fellow
- Sarah Christina Ganzon Racialized and Indigenous Scholars Network Talk
- School of Communication Professor Explores the Rise of Indigenous Media in Canada
- School of Communication Professor Works to Understand the Role of Communication in the Opioid Crisis
- Getting to Know Your CMNS Faculty: Jas Morgan
- Getting to Know Your CMNS Faculty: Sarah Christina Ganzon
- Getting to Know Your CMNS Faculty: Sarah Ganter
- Getting to Know Your CMNS Faculty: Stephanie Dick
- Getting To Know Your CMNS Faculty: Adel Iskandar
- Professors Siyuan Yin, Svitlana Matviyenko, and Karrmen Crey Awarded Insight Development Grants
- Getting To Know Our Faculty: Siyuan Yin
- Wendy Chun and Amy Harris, Keynote Speakers
- A Soundwalk with Milena Droumeva
- Dal Yong Jin Becomes an ICA Fellow
- Protecting Expert Advice for the Public: Promoting Safety and Improved Communications – A Town Hall
- The Medium is the Metaverse: Studying New Media in Virtual Reality
- Peter Anderson: BC floods reveals need for systemic change in emergency management
- Karrmen Crey: Indigenous Epistemologies
- Join the Clubhouse: communication course goes mobile
- Victoria E. Thomas: Seek a research question that sparks your curiosity and challenges your personal ideologies
- Peter Anderson: Fighting fires with better emergency communication
- Andrew Feenberg retires from the School of Communication
- Remembering R. Murray Schafer
- CMNS faculty members receive tri-council grants to support their research
- Cait McKinney receives the 2021 Gertrude J. Robinson Award
- Ellen Balka and UBC researchers take aim at preventing adverse drug events
- Knowledge Mobilizers: Ahmed Al-Rawi
- Enda Brophy receives Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC Academic of the Year award
- Ahmed Al-Rawi: How did Russian and Iranian trolls’ disinformation influence Canadian politics?
- Martin Laba: What I'm learning about remote teaching
- The Digital Democracies Institute launch the DDI Blog
- Ahmed Al-Rawi co-authors The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook
- Listening to the city: Livable Soundscapes soundwalk research workshop
- Dal Yong Jin receives the title Distinguished SFU Professor
- Labour challenges of food delivery service workers in Metro Vancouver
- Sun-ha Hong: Big Data's promise to solve society's problems falls short
- Welcoming our new School Chairs
- Peter Chow-White: Social media during a crisis and how we stay connected
- Transforming Discourses, Information Flows, and Power because: BLACK LIVES MATTER!
- Communication professors developing tools to tackle online abuse
- Communications professor Adel Iskandar embraces storytelling and active dialogue
- COVID-19 Research Information
- Yuezhi Zhao receives Canada's highest academic honour
- Siyuan Yin: On the intersectional approach to researching global migration
- Steven Malcic: Envision policy frameworks and user tactics to foster an internet that works for us
- Aleena Chia: Inspired to uncover the infrastructures behind addiction vs engagement in the gaming industry
- Cait McKinney: The transformative history of LGBTQ communities and their communication needs
- Assistant Professors receive SHRCC Grant
- Robert Anderson receives the 2018 Chris Dagg Award for International Impact
- SFU CMNS New Website Launch
- Alumni Stories
- Virgin Radio host and Communication alumnus Nira Arora named Adjunct Professor
- Alumni Feature: Dr. Johnny Chan
- School of Communication Alumnus Kenny Tung Discusses Building Your Resume While Studying
- School of Communication Alumnus Terence Yee Discusses the Importance of Communication in Healthcare and Marketing
- School of Communication Graduate Mozhgan Fazli Transfers Research Skillset to Industry
- From the Honour’s Program to Master’s: Alan Röpke Looks Back at his Time as an Undergraduate Student
- Professor Bruce Carruthers Discusses how SFU Experience Shaped his Academic Career
- How Yzobel Biron became a Successful Entrepreneur after Graduation
- Communication alumnus and renowned acoustic ecologist Hildegard Westerkamp receives honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from SFU
- School of Communication Alumnus Becomes Successful Author while Embracing Working in Industry
- Manisha Singh on Pursuing Her Dream to Becoming a Bestselling Author
- School of Communication Graduand Excels in Academia After Working in Public Relations for 10 Years
- Stefanie Costales on Finding a Job That’s Right For You
- Rumneek Johal: Not Backing Down in the Journalism World
- Prem Gill and Creative BC
- Grace Mavko Takes on the Field of Public Relations
- Naomi Ambrose Introduces the Christmas Snow Woman
- Jennifer Rhyne Takes Her Communication Degree to CBC
- Danielle Leroux and the She Summits Forum
- Anita Huberman, an Alumna Superstar
- Itse Hesse and Black Girl Collective
- Matthew Steinbach: Head Coach, CMNS Alumus, and Venture Prize Winner
- SFU honours three outstanding alumni
- Curiosity and dialogue: Communication alumnus pursues a passionate career of art and education
- Tips from a CMNS Alumnus: Jas Baweja
- Brett Montrose: Communication alumnus to award-winning founder
- CMNS alumnus launches art and essay exhibition
- Jenessa Gladstone: One alumni's journey from SFU to landing roles with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Arc'teryx
- Shipra Sharma: From International Student Experience to Landing a Marketing Job at Telus
- Manjot Bains - A look at University Writing and Diversity in Media
- Women in Equity Crowdfunding: Elyssia Patterson from Vested.ca
- The Collective Blog
- A Slightly Unhinged Guide to Making Friends in University
- When Silence Spoke Louder Than Words: My CONDUITS 2025 Experience
- Barbie: a Surprisingly Feminist Film
- A Quick List of Must-Take Communication Courses
- Social Media as Mirror of Erised
- Handling Anxiety as a Student
- Leading with Quietness: A Note to Working Introverts
- Gaining Experience to Achieve Your Career Goals
- Putting my Passions to Work
- Vanquishing the Social Stigma on Mental Well-Being
- New to SFU? Here Are Three Helpful Tips to Assist You on Your Journey!
- Accessible Online Content Now
- Spill the Tea: Gentrification of Vancouver Chinatown
- Student’s Experience at Careers in Communications
- Finding Balance in Unbalanced Times: Learning and Working Remotely
- Surprising Yourself: How Keeping an Open Mind is One of the Best Things You Can Do as a Young Professional
- Meet Kayli Jamieson: Communication honours student and undergraduate research assistant
- CMNSU: Five Things I’ve Learned at SFU
- CMNSU presents "Evolve Rebooted: The Zoom Series"
- CMNSU: How I Stay Productive While Working and Studying From Home
- Immersing Yourself at SFU
- 5 Tips to get YOU from the classroom desk to an office desk
- You are not an imposter: tips to reframe your thinking
- Becoming familiar with the unfamiliar
- 4 lessons I learned from working at SFU
- FASS 202 & Co-op Experience
- Questions to Ask your Mentors
- Meet Marilyn Brimacombe: CMNS Co-op student shares experience working at FCAT and the Parkinson's Society BC
- Looking to improve your writing skills? Get involved with the CE Online Media Taskforce
- How To Better Manage Your Time While At Work
- Why Joining the CMNSU Was the Best Decision I Made at SFU
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- 6 Tips You Should Know Before Your Next Virtual Interview
- Paying off your student loans
- 3 Skills I Didn’t Expect to Gain During Co-op:
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