Coming out. Life with autism. Trans march. Election reflexion. Leaders' debate.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 10, 2015
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Film studies professor Thomas Waugh writes in the Life section of Saturday's Montreal Gazette about his announcement in a letter to his parents in 1977 that he is gay. Waugh includes the letter he wrote, along with his parents' initial response. The piece is published also in the Regina Leader-Post and Vancouver Sun.
- Le Devoir publishes an opinion piece by Kathleen O'Grady, a research associate at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute about autism and how governments across the country deal with issues related to the neurodevelopmental disorder. The piece originally appeared in the Montreal Gazette.
- Gabrielle Bouchard, peer support and trans advocacy coordinator at the Centre for Gender Advocacy, is quoted in an article in the Montreal Gazette about Sunday's Montreal Trans March, an event designed to sensitize people to the challenges faced by the trans community.
- Political science professor Guy Lachapelle is quoted in an article in (it)decs about the federal election call and how the main parties may fare.
- Mireille Paquet, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, is among three panelists who appeared on CBC radio's The Current to discuss last week's federal election leader's debate.