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Charlie Hebdo. New SIS. Jeux du Commerce.

Concordia in the news
Posted on January 8, 2015

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.

University affairs

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

  • President Alan Shepard was the guest on CJAD's Gang of Four this morning discussing yesterday’s deadly shooting at the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and whether it might result in media outlets self-censoring their content. The participants are introduced at 2:15).
  • CR80 News writes about Concordia's new Student Information System and 8-digit student I.D. card. The article on the new SIS, officially going online January 26, provides a link to the Concordia news story on the subject.
  • The Université de Sherbrooke news website mentions that a team from the JMSB won a handball competition at the 27th annual Jeux du Commerce, an eastern Canada interuniversity academic, social and sports competition. The JMSB won third prize overall at this year's Jeux du Commerce. See complete competition results here.