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Concordia in the news
Posted on September 4, 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: 

  • The Max Stern Art Restitution Project, led by Concordia, is mentioned in an online CTV-Canada AM article accompanying an interview with art restitution expert Willi Korte. The text and video stories include pictures of several of the recovered paintings from the Max Stern Collection. The text version of the Canada AM story states that Korte is part of the Max Stern Art Restitution Project launched by Concordia in 2002. It notes also that Max Stern received an honorary degree from Concordia in 1985. The text story is reprised by The Loop.
  • Reports continue to circulate about the new Concordia Stingers logo and uniforms: Global Montreal, Yahoo! News (reprising the Global Montreal report), and CBC.ca (whose report focuses on the Stingers football team's prospects for this season).
  • Stingers football coach Mickey Donovan is interviewed on-camera on CBC Sports and is quoted throughout a TVAsports.ca article about the Stingers football squad's prospects this year.
  • Concordia is featured and Dean of Students Andrew Woodall is quoted in an article in the Montreal Gazetteabout efforts by some universities to make frosh week more inclusive and reform is overall image. The article mentions that Woodall has been working with student leaders at Concordia to change the culture of social events during frosh week and throughout the academic year. The article concludes with a list of ten things out-of-town students should know about Montreal, including how to find affordable housing, notably through the CSU's housing and job bank, HOJO. 
  • The "Great Books" curriculum at Concordia's Liberal Arts College is mentioned in an article in the Harvard University publication The Harvard Crimson about Great Books curricula around the world.