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Explore the psychological risks of widespread AI adoption, including cognitive vulnerability exploitation, developmental harms from AI companionship, and the rise of AI-induced psychosis. Learn why these issues demand urgent public health and regulatory action.

When
January 22, 2026, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Pasha Dashtgard

Join the Climate Measures and Reporting Impact Lab for the “Rethinking Tomorrow” Seminar featuring Dr. Leanne Keddie (Carleton University). Discover research on whether linking executive bonuses to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction is effective, using AI-driven analysis of S&P 500 firms’ compensation plans.

When
January 23, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building 6.240 (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Leanne Keddie, Associate Professor of Accounting, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

This talk draws on research examining Section 141 of the Indian Act (1927-1951), a little-known provision that made it an offence for Indigenous peoples to raise funds or hire lawyers to advance claims without government permission.

When
January 23, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Henry F. Hall Building 1120 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Amy Swiffen

Join Graham Carr, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University, and Annie Gérin, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, for an illuminating evening with acclaimed Montreal singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright.

When
January 26, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Join Graham Carr, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University, and Annie Gérin, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, for an illuminating evening with acclaimed Montreal singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright.

When
January 26, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Discover how qualitizing transforms quantitative data into rich qualitative meaning through multidimensional, narrative, and arts-based integration. Explore innovative frameworks and methodologies for bridging precision with human understanding.

When
January 27, 2026, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Grey Nuns Annex 2.221 (1211-1215 St-Mathieu St.)
Speaker(s)
Anthony Onwuegbuzie

Jurist-in-Residence at Concordia University Morton S. Minc invites you to an in-person conversation with Allen Mendelsohn, a lawyer specializing in internet law. The session looks at how defamation works when the comments live online, how reputations can be harmed in an instant and what the law considers fair comment or crossing the line.

When
January 28, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
SGW campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex EV 2.260 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.)
Speaker(s)
Allen Mendelsohn

Von Borzyskowski and Vabulas argue that there is a common logic to IO exit which helps explain both its causes and consequences. By examining IO exit across 198 states, 534 IOs, and over a hundred years of history, they show that exit is driven by states' dissatisfaction, preference divergence, and is a strategy to negotiate institutional change.

When
January 29, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Henry F. Hall Building H-1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Felicity Vabulas

Concordia University Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, invites you to the conference, The Future of Canada/US Trade Agreements.

When
January 29, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building ABCD (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Ian Lee

When
January 30, 2026, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - Pavillon J.‐W.‐McConnell LB-1014 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Jacob Blanc

This paper traces the user experience of disabled audience members as they attend a Kinetic Light performance. Focusing on touch and sight as types of sensory encounter, Lawson and Sheppard draw in sensory studies to analyze how audiences experience dance.

When
January 30, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson

When
February 1, 2026 (all day)
Where
TBD

Dreaming of a creative career in beauty or fashion? Learn from a global insider.

When
February 3, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Nalima Touré, BComm 11

Join the Department of Economics in welcoming Senators Leo Housakos and Tony Loffreda for an armchair conversation hosted by Anthony A. Noce, senior lecturer and course coordinator for ECON 318 Canadian Economic Policy and ECON 319 International Economic Policy.

When
February 6, 2026, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Senator Leo Housakos, Senator Tony Loffreda, Dr. Anthony A. Noce

When
February 6, 2026, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB 651 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

When
February 11, 2026, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Join Anne-Marie Croteau, dean of the John Molson School of Business, for a conversation with wealth management executive and investor Ajay Gupta, BComm 95.

When
February 26, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building (1450 Guy St.)

When
February 27, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - Pavillon J.‐W.‐McConnell History Department Seminar: LB 1014 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Yuriko Furuhata (McGill University)

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Michael Goodhart.

When
February 27, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Michael Goodhart, Professor of Political Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, University of Pittsburgh

This lecture presents insights from the international research project Beyond Seeing (2017–2018), initiated by the Goethe-Institut Paris in collaboration with ESMOD Berlin, Institut Français de la Mode (Paris), La Cambre (Brussels), and the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås, together with organizations for the blind and visually impaired.

When
March 6, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Irma Jokštytė-Stanevičienė, Vidmina Stasiulytė

When
March 12, 2026, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building McEntee Reading Room (H 1001.01), 10th floor (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Oein DeBhairduin

When
March 13, 2026, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB 651 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Devin Curry Sanchez.

When
March 13, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Devin Sanchez Curry, Associate Professor of Philosophy, West Virginia University

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Sean Kelsey.

When
March 27, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Sean Kelsey, Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago

When
April 10, 2026, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB 651 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

When
April 10, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where
SGW campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 1.605 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.)

When
April 11, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where

When
May 10, 2026 – May 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
Speaker(s)
TBA

When
May 10, 2026 – May 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
Speaker(s)
TBA

When
May 15, 2026 – May 16, 2026, 9:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building Open space (first floor) (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

When
May 28, 2026 – May 29, 2026 (all day)
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building MB 14.250 (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Pablo Gilabert and others




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