Contact MTL. District 3 gift. First Peoples major. Sober second thought.

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

• A CNW release reports the launch of Contact MTL. It lists Concordia among the partners in the new initiative to promote Montreal internationally and quotes president Alan Shepard. The release is picked up by TD Waterhouse and Shaw Connect. An earlier release inviting the media to the Contact MTL launch was carried by Shaw Connect, Le Lézard and Gaia Presse.
• CanTech Letter and Conseiller join the media reporting on a $1 million gift from André Desmarais, BComm 78, LLD 07, and France Chrétien Desmarais to Concordia's District 3 Innovation Centre. The report notes that District 3 has been involved with 110 startups since 2013, when the incubator was created. A brief on the gift posted by Academica includes links to a report on the new fund in Monday's Montreal Gazette and to the original Concordia news release.
• The Université de Montréal student paper Quartier Libre, writing about the university's new First Peoples program, mentions that Concordia has offered a BA major First Peoples Studies program since 2013.
• The Montreal Gazette writes about a campaign being spearheaded by a McGill student to sensitize people to a connection between alcohol and sexual assault. It mentions Concordia's recent report on policies and procedures for addressing sexual assault and president Alan Shepard's pledge to adopt the report's recommendations. It mentions also the recent criticism by a Concordia student of the university's handling of her complaint that she had been assaulted by a male fellow-student.

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