Joy Johnson
Open community forum discusses SFU’s next president
October 26, 2026On September 29, SFU hosted an open forum for SFU community members to provide feedback in the search for SFU’s next president and vice-chancellor. The forum was a hybrid event, and was hosted in the Diamond Family Auditorium. Whether they attended in-person or over Zoom, members of the greater SFU community — including students, faculty, and staff — were able to share the characteristics and type of background that were important to them for SFU’s next president and vice-chancellor. The event page asked attendees to “carefully review the leadership qualities ahead of time in preparation for a fulsome discussion,” which…
Continue reading
Joy Johnson reacts to communist positivity on campus
May 24, 2026The following is a letter from the desk of SFU president Joy Johnson, delivered to The Peak by her majesty’s propaganda ministry — we mean PR team. Strung out, I was, deep as that very night when the visitation occurred.…
Continue reading
SFUnexplained: Disappearing service tickets
February 16, 2026You can’t throw a rock at SFU without hitting an abandoned facilities services project. We all know that sign, posted in SFU letterhead, adhered with masking tape: “a service ticket has been submitted.” It mocks you as you pass by,…
Continue reading
The life of an SFU president
December 8, 2025[Verse 1: SFU student] Her name was Joy Johnson, Spent SFU’s money without precaution, While every elevator on the mountain was stoppin’, That’s OK, she’s was online shoppin’. This is her playhouse, We’re just all dolls in a jailhouse, Johnson’s…
Continue reading
Lead with Joy: how Johnson’s memoir is touching millions
June 3, 2025By: A humble grad student, forever changed Have you ever wondered, “what if Brené Brown ran a university like a Fortune 500 company — but make it The Chair?” Then SFU president Joy Johnson’s long-awaited, totally real, best-selling memoir is…
Continue reading
This week at SFU
May 27, 2025McFogg-themed LARPing extravaganza Saturday, May 31, 5:00 p.m. A middle place between world and time (the small patch of woods behind the softball field) Cost: Free, as long as you come in costume LARPing, or live-action role-playing for those not…
Continue reading
Lotería: SFU edition
April 4, 2025SFU’s new pre-convocation event was honestly . . . not bad. There were the usual finger food and photo booth with the typical cardboard cutouts, as well as a couple of SFU-inspired board games, including my childhood favourite, Lotería. The…
Continue reading
Dismantlers of SFU — The Red Leafs’ Catan
April 3, 2025In a stuffy boardroom on SFU’s Burnaby campus, our most esteemed president Joy Johnson listened to interns pitch new ideas about streamlining SFU’s budget. “Make governance easier and more convenient for SFU’s executives by simplifying budget initiatives onto a Catan…
Continue reading
The Peak investigates: Maple Syrup Gate
March 20, 2025As an investigative journalist with The Peak, I have taken it upon myself to investigate the most harrowing and shocking secrets hiding behind the asbestos-filled halls of SFU. Let me warn you, it isn’t pretty. Last week, I set out…
Continue reading
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Joy Johnson!
January 30, 2025In a revelation that left the SFU community astonished and amused, it appears our esteemed president and vice-chancellor, Dr. Joy Johnson, is not just an accomplished academic but also a master of multiple personas. After a thorough investigation (a Google…
Continue reading
Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
For advertising inquiries: [email protected]
For promotional inquiries: [email protected]
Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
For advertising inquiries: [email protected]
For promotional inquiries: [email protected]