The Montreal Gazette features an article about yesterday’s metro shutdown and quotes Constantinos Constantinides, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.
Cutting councillors to manage corruption
May 21, 2013
Harold Chorney, professor in the Department of Political Science, comments on a proposal put forward by François Legault, leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, to reduce the number of city councilors as a means to manage municipal corruption: CBC News Montreal, The Huffington Post Canada and Yahoo! Canada News.
Homophobia: A web of violence and intimidation
May 21, 2013
Gilbert Emond, professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, writes an op-ed about the intimidation and violence associated with homophobia: Sustainability and Applied Human Sciences (blog).
Who will head Archives Canada?
May 21, 2013
The Ottawa Citizen quotes Nancy Marrelli, archivist emerita, in an article about the next head of Library and Archives Canada.
Would you want a one-way ticket to Mars?
May 21, 2013
The Montreal Gazette published an op-ed written by Raye Kass, professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, about her work on the Mars One Project. Kass will also be participating in a live chat hosted by The Gazette, a first for a Concordia professor. Kass appeared on CBC’s Daybreak and CBC’s The Current and La presse canadienne features a story on her work.
Does workplace training fit with higher-ed model?
May 21, 2013
The Globe and Mail published an article about building work experience into higher education curriculum and quotes President Alan Shepard. This was reprised by Academica’s Top 10.
Charitable donations
May 17, 2013
La Presse quotes Silvia Ugolini, director of planned giving in Advancement and Alumni Relations, in an article about donating to charities.
Man Booker International Prize Finalist
May 17, 2013
Josip Novakovich, who teaches creative writing in the Department of English, will be reading at the London Literature Festival. Novakovich is one of the nominees for the Man Booker International Prize which will be announced May 22: Southbank Centre.
Concordian on fraud
May 17, 2013
Dominic Peltier-Rivest, professor in the Department of Accountancy, appeared on Global National (appearance begins at 2 minutes and 45 seconds) last night to discuss the Deloitte audits on Senate expenses.
Chris Hadfield, the brand?
May 16, 2013
James Mennie speaks with Harold Simpkins, lecturer in the Department of Marketing, about Chris Hadfield potentially creating a new avenue for branding: The Montreal Gazette (blog).
