professors
Concerns raised regarding recent SFU layoffs
July 13, 2024By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor This summer, SFU laid off nearly 100 staff and eliminated positions citing budget concerns. Some of those positions included administrative staff, such as jobs in Student Services — including positions in SFU Health and Counselling and Work Integrated Learning. These layoffs also included instructors and custodial workers. The Peak received an anonymous tip alleging that many of those laid off were either on or returning from medical leave, and those impacted were disproportionately women close to retirement. The Peak reached out to the Administrative and Professional Staff Association (APSA), which represents admin staff at SFU,…
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SFU community members awarded for their media presence in 2023
March 6, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Simon Fraser University 2023 Newsmaker Award recipients were announced earlier this month to distinguish researchers for their work in media and news communication. The four award recipients have contributed significantly to their communities by engaging…
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Unreasonable professors make student life even more stressful
October 14, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Being a student can be tough. You’ve got multiple courses on your plate, potentially on top of a part-time or full-time job. Managing hobbies, extracurriculars, a social life, and schoolwork isn’t an easy task. Some…
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Professors should be more compassionate towards working students
February 26, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer As students are getting burnt out by life in and outside the classroom, professors need to realize that — pandemic or not — not everyone has the privilege to only focus on academia throughout their…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Professors who introduce new concepts in the last 10 minutes of lecture
October 5, 2021by Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions Editor The other day in class, I somehow managed to understand what was going on without coffee. Third-year classes aren’t easy so the fact that I understood something made me feel good about myself. The illusion…
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A taxonomy of professorship
July 12, 2021By: Amrit Randhawa, SFU Student The Non-Animus: In the realm of professing, our first species, the Non-Animus, gives the least fucks. Ancient philosophers theorized that human beings are comprised of two parts: body and soul. The Non-Animus’ soul says…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Professors who don’t update their syllabi
April 7, 2021by Alesha Garcha, SFU Student I am tired of professors at SFU thinking their tenure means they do not have to adjust their syllabus, especially when their course’s failure rate is incredibly high. Students pay a premium dollar to learn,…
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Students learn better through assignments, not exams
November 24, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Peak Associate The fact that I see so many posts with some variant of “course suggestions with no exams? TIA” on the Facebook group “Must Knows for SFU Courses” says something about the way SFU students want…
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The Bright-er Side: Greater understanding from professors has been amplified by the pandemic
November 17, 2020by Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Remote learning has been good at times, but the transition has also been stressful at times. Many of my online classes now have discussions on Canvas which require an extra effort to formulate…
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Multitasking helps students tune in, not out
November 16, 2020by Serena Bains, Staff Writer Before the pandemic forced us all to watch our professors struggle with technical difficulties through a screen, we were doing so in-person. Even then, I was one of those students who looked like they were…
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