March 28, 2014

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:

• Sandi Curtis, professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, appeared on Global Montreal Morning Show yesterday to discuss music therapy and the first annual March for Music Therapy event.
  
  
• Journal Métro interviews Vivek Venkatesh, professor in the Department of Education, about the Grimposium, a black metal interdisciplinary conference, being held at Concordia April 11 – 12.
  
  
• Agence QMI published a story about what makes a political candidate a leader and quotes Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science: TVA and Argent. Lachapelle also discussed the election on CJAD (no link available).
  
  
• Straight.com publishes an op-ed co-signed by 300 researchers, including 10 academics from Concordia, who call for a decriminalization of sex work in Canada.
  
  
• The Canadian Jewish News publishes a story about a documentary film A People Uncounted about Romani holocaust survivors. The film features an interview with Frank Chalk, professor in the Department of History and Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies.
  
  
• Tonight at 6 p.m., Daniel Salée, professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs, will be participating in a public debate at UQAM called « Vers un plan d'action de lutte contre le racisme et la discrimination subis par les peuples autochtones : principaux défis et enjeux »: CDEACF.
  
  

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