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Weissman, Mackay, Bégin, David

Concordia in the news
Posted on November 6, 2014

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: 

  • Radio-canada.ca picks up a story about Eric Weissman, who received his PhD from Concordia, being presented with the 2014 Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies. Weissman received the award in recognition of his multimedia project comparing government housing with shantytowns and other communities set up by homeless people.

  • Concordia theater graduate and noted Montreal impresario, singer and actor Danette Mackay is featured in a Broadway World article about the Fancy Pants Supper Club, an eclectic floor-show co-created by Mackay and former Cirque du Soleil clown Joe de Paul.

  • Voir Montreal writes about the efforts of former Concordia Journalism students Demi Bégin and Bianca David to make Montreal`s male-dominated punk rock concert scene more gender-inclusive through their concert-promotion company Push & Shove.