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Concordia in the news
Posted on March 9, 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: 

  • Ethical Corporation announces the recent appointment of Paul Shrivastava, management professor and director of JMSB's David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, as the inaugural executive director of the Montreal-based Future Earth research secretariat into global sustainability.
  • TD Waterhouse picks up an earlier release that lists Concordia's business incubator District 3 among the partners in the "Your Ideas Are Good Business" contest, a startup ideas competition involving all Montreal universities.
  • Concordia's sustainable investment policy is mentioned in an article in Le Devoir about attempts by the oil industry to counter the fossil fuel divestment movement. (See pdf, "Investir ou désinvestir.")