December 6, 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 death of Nelson Mandela made headlines around the world. Kyle Matthews, Senior Deputy Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), was interviewed on the subject by media outlets including CTV’s Canada AM, the Montreal Gazette, CBC National News, City TV’s Breakfast Television, and CJAD (links currently unavailable). Last night, an interview with MIGS director Frank Chalk on Mandela’s legacy was featured on the CTV Montreal News at 11 p.m. Today, Matthews will appear on the CTV Montreal News at Noon.
  
  
• Nora Jaffary, professor in the Department of History, is profiled on timesunion.com because of her decision to wear a hijab in protest of Bill 60.
  
  
• Rabbi Yisroel Bernath, Concordia's Jewish chaplain, is profiled in the Times of Israel because of his decision to wear a kippa covered in the Quebec flag in protest of Bill 60.

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