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A conversation with Henri Habib


Date & time
Monday, October 4, 2021
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Registration is closed

Speaker(s)

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henri Habib, PhD

Cost

This event is free

Organization

University Advancement

Where

Online

Monday, October 4, 2021

Join Concordia President Graham Carr at a keynote lecture by beloved professor Henri Habib.

For 50+ years, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henri Habib has been an exceptional teacher, researcher and mentor to students and colleagues at Concordia.

Please join us as he travels down memory lane and discusses the history of Concordia's Department of Political Science which he founded in 1961.

There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions and share memories with Professor Habib.

Henri Habib, PhD

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Concordia’s Department of Political Science

Henri Habib is an outstanding teacher, a highly respected scholar and a model academic citizen. He has held the rank of Full Professor of Political Science since 1975.

He founded the Department of Political Science at Loyola College in 1961, and was Chair of the Department during its formative years, 1961-1969. Subsequently, he was also Chair of the Department at Concordia University from 1982 to 1998.

In all his years as chair, his relations with colleagues and students were characterized by mutual respect and a concern for the welfare of the department and all its members. The remarkable longevity of his tenure as chair is indicative not only of the confidence of his colleagues and of our students - it also reflects the measure of his commitment to the department and the university.

Henri Habib was a recipient of the John W. O'Brien Distinguished Teaching Award in 1985. This was a tribute to his sustained outstanding performance as a classroom teacher and student advisor. His course evaluations since then show that he has remained a superb teacher, held in high esteem by his students.

Habib is a highly respected scholar and authority on the politics of the Middle East and is frequently invited to speak and comment on the subject. From 1998-2007 he was Visiting Professor in Islamic Studies at McGill University and is currently the same at the University of Ottawa.

He has published two books, and multiple articles and book reviews.

Read more about Henri Habib, Great Concordian.

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