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Concordia in the news
Posted on March 16, 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.

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  • Inside Halton reprises an earlier article that mentions the Mordecai Richler Reading Room, on the sixth floor of the J. W. McConnell Building and quotes Jason Camlot, an associate professor of English at Concordia University, about Mordecai Richler's literary legacy in Quebec. The article was published following a ceremony at Montreal City Hall where mayor Denis Coderre officially announced that the Mile-End Library on Parc Avenue will be renamed for Richler. Coderre also named Richler "a citizen of honour". Pat White posts a release about the City Hall event.  Mordecai Richler was a student at Sir George Williams University and later served as its writer in residence.
  • La Presse writes about the work of Montreal artist Maskull Lasserre (MFA, 2009).
  • Le Devoir writes about the work of artist Andréanne Godin. It mentions that she earned a Master's degree from Concordia and that her work was featured at the FOFA Gallery (EV 1-715) in 2011. Godin is quoted.
  • A CNW/Telbec release announces the nomination of Jacques Deforges (MBA) as director general of the Chambre des notaires du Québec. The release is picked up by Le Lézard.
  • eWallstreeter picks up a brief from the Harvard University Gazette profiling John Zeppetelli, director and chief curator of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. It states that Zeppetelli was a lecturer at Concordia and that he directed the MFA Visiting Artist Program.
  • Opera News writes about the work of librettist Royce Vavrek, and mentions that he graduated from Concordia with a degree in film and creative writing.
  • Leader Post publishes an article profiling Saskatchewan filmmaker Mattias Graham and mentions that Graham graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.