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Cailard, Kobeissi, De Jong, Morin, Pacetti

Concordia in the news
Posted on November 7, 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: 

  • The Montreal Gazette publishes a story about the Montreal festival of French films, Cinemania, and the festival's new managing director Guilhem Cailard, who holds a master's degree in cinema from Concordia. The story is also carried in the Calgary Herald.

  • Money Life picks up the story about Cryptocat, an encrypted messaging program developed by Nadim Kobeissi while studying at Concordia and which won the New York Hakathon in 2012. The story also appears in Government Technology.

  • The Nanaimo Daily News carries the political platform and a short biography of Concordia graduate Jack De Jong, running for reelection as mayor of Lantzville, British Columbia.

  • Leplacoteux.com publishes a story about the recent unveiling of an aluminum sculpture titled "La Genèse du Savoir" outside the municipal library in the Quebec City-area town of Montmagny. The sculpture is the work of Jean-Pierre Morin, holder of a master's degree from Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts.

  • An article in The Huffington Post mentions that Montreal-area Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti, accused of the sexual harassment of a fellow-MP, holds a business degree from Concordia.