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February 17, 2014

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 9, 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.

Expert commentators

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:

  • Jordan LeBel, professor in the Department of Marketing, appeared on Breakfast Television Montreal on Friday, February 14 to discuss chocolate. Les Affaires also featured a story about chocolate that quotes LeBel. He is also quoted in an article in The Montreal Gazette about the Quebec food market.
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  • Jim Pfaus, professor in the Department of Psychology, appeared on CTV Montreal with Mutsumi Takahashi on Friday, February 14 to discuss whether monogamy is normal.

  • Canadian Grocer publishes a story about the growing trend of food manufacturers marketing high-protein breakfast products. The article quotes Harold Simpkins, instructor in the Department of Marketing.

  • Radio-Canada’s Faut pas croire tout ce qu’on dit featured a segment about the Government of Quebec calling a provincial election. Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science, was among the experts interviewed.

  • Erica Lehrer, professor in the Department of History, published an op-ed exhibit review, "Czarno-Bialy Sprawiedliwy" ("Black and White Righteous") in the Warsaw-based Krytyka Polityczna ("Political Critique").

  • Dirk Gindt, visiting artist in the Department of Theatre, will be attending the 2014 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival as part of a panel discussing writers and artists who have been influenced by Tennessee Williams: American Towns.