November 4, 2013

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• The Montreal Gazette publishes an article about the Plundered Cultures, Stolen Heritage conference being held at Concordia November 6 and 7. The article quotes Frank Chalk, director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, and Clarence Epstein, director of Special Projects and Cultural Affairs in the Office of the President. The article is reprised by The First Perspective.
  
  
• Sun News Network features an article that traces the history of extremist First Nations groups in Canada and quotes Gavin Taylor, professor in the Department of History. The story is carried by The Toronto Sun, The Winnipeg Sun and The Calgary Sun.
  
  
• The Ottawa Citizen publishes an op-ed written by Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, about Canada’s foreign aid policy.
  
  
• Harold Chorney, professor in the Department of Political Science, appeared on CTV News Channel over the weekend to discuss the Montreal mayoral candidates.
  
  
• Gad Saad, professor in the Department of Marketing, will be discussing his book The Consuming Instinct at the University of Alabama’s ALLELLE Lecture series on November 7: Tuscaloosa News.
  
  
• On Tuesday, October 29, at the Canadian embassy in Berlin, Van Ham Fine Art Auctions returned an 1837 painting by Andreas Achenbach to the estate of Max Stern. This is the 11th painting returned as part of the Max Stern Art Restitution Project, which is piloted by Concordia and led by Clarence Epstein, Director of Special Projects and Cultural Affairs in the Office of the President. Epstein is quoted in the Borneo Post about the restitution. 
  
  
• Le Devoir interviews Graham Carr, vice-provost, Research and Graduate Studies, about the commercialization of university research.

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