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Work/family balance. Crisis in South Sudan. The perils of "detraining". Student crisis of confidence.

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 24, 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.

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:

  • Eva Pomeroy, lecturer in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, writes an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail about balancing family and work. She calls on employers to be more responsive to the need for such balance when they seek to attract and retain talent. 
  • Huffington Post publishes an opinion piece by Marie Lamensch, researcher with the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), about the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
  • The Eagle-Tribune and Newburyport News reprise an earlier article quoting Andreas Bergdahl, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science, about how athletes are impacted by physical inactivity, or "detraining".
  • Emer O'Toole, assistant professor at the School of Canadian Irish Studies, writes an opinion piece in The Irish Times about the level of engagement of her Concordia students as opposed to that of students in Ireland.