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September 24, 2013

Concordia in the news
Posted on September 24, 2013

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Alumni in the news

Our alumni are featured in the media locally and around the world. Vist the Alumni News section to access an archive of stories or read the latest list of stories: 

  • Manolith reviews This is Not A Film, a documentary by Iranian director and Concordia alumnus Jafar Panahi. The review mentions that Panahi was arrested on March 1, 2010 and sent to Evin Prison in Iran. It is the same place where his fellow Concordia alumna, Roxana Saberi, was imprisoned the previous year.

  • BeefJack interviews Chris Drogaris and Dario Farina, two graduates of the Department of Design and Computation Arts, about their company Diga Design and their video game Blork that they are hoping to bring to various platforms. Diga Design has until early October to reach their $5,000 for their project via Kicstarter.

  • Numero Uno Web Solutions, an internet marketing firm, announces the hiring of Sara Babaimehr, who holds a bachelor of commerce degree, as its new digital solutions manager: Digital Journal.

  • Flare profiles its managing editor Alicia Cox Thomson who attended Concordia and shares how education shaped her career path.