Irish Studies. Notable Rotstein. Giving Up. Biografilm. Zoom!

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

• An article in the Irish Independent about Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Connemara, Ireland, mentions that Concordia is among numerous universities in North America that offer courses and programs in Irish studies.
• An article in The Globe and Mail about the life and work of political economist the late Abraham Rotstein mentions that notes taken by a student during talks by Rotstein in Montreal are deposited at Concordia's Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy.
• The book Giving Up, by Concordia employee Mike Steeves, is reviewed in the Montreal Gazette, The Province,  Publishers Weekly and Nomadic Press. Steeves' debut novel, Giving Up, tells the story of a thirtysomething couple whose marriage is at a crossroads. Steeves is employed as a fundraising Development Officer at Concordia's Advancement and Alumni Relations (AAR) office.
• An article in Undo.net/Italy (in Italian) about Biografilm Festival 2015, an international festival of documentaries and short films in Bologna, Italy, mentions two events involving Concordia: a multimedia storytelling Masterclass with Guiliana  Cucinelli, assistant professor in the Department of Education, on June 8; and the presentation, now underway, of Performigrations, an international cultural project conducted in collaborattion with Concordia's Mobile Media Lab and supported by the European Union. Performigrations was featured at the recent Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, in Montreal.
• The Ottawa Citizen writes about Zoom!, a piece of street art by Montreal artist Randall Anderson, commissioned by Concordia and displayed outside the EV Building until 2010. The article reports that Zoom!,which is pictured, will be displayed in Ottawa this summer.

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