QS rankings. Rankings doubt. Rebranding strategy. District 3 Innovation. Clinical psychology.

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

• The Toronto Star, Inside Halton, BC Local News, Nightlife.ca and Le Journal de Québec pick up the latest QS World University Rankings, which it reports place Concordia in a grouping ranked between 411 and 420, compared with a group ranking between 461 and 470 last year. The Toronto Star report notes that Concordia was the only university in Quebec to see an improvement in its ranking from 2014. The QS World University Rankings considered 3,539 institutions worldwide. The complete rankings are here. 
• The Montreal Gazette reruns an article it first published in November, 2011, in which it considers whether annual university rankings offer a faithful representation of a given university's value and performance. It quotes Bradley Tucker, now associate vice-president of Registrarial Services, who expresses doubt that rankings accurately reflect the excellence of some universities. Tucker was director of institutional planning at the time the article was first published.
• Strategy Online posts an analytical piece on Concordia's campaign to rebrand its varsity sports teams, the Stingers. It looks at the various elements in the Cossette marketing campaign, commissioned by the university to stir interest in the Stingers among students and athletes and within the community at large.
• Tech Vibes and Now Digital Network  write about Tailor2go, a mobile tailor shop that uses a 3D-scanner to take measurements for custom suits and shirts. It notes that the Montreal startup is affiliated with Concordia's District 3 Innovation Center.
• Tribune India lists Concordia among the Canadian universities offering master's programs in clinical psychology.

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