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Concordia in the news
Posted on October 2, 2015
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Concordia places among the top 500 universities worldwide in the British-based Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015-16. The ranking is reported in the Montreal Gazette, CTVnews.ca andFree News Pos.
- The John Molson School of Business places 7th a list of Canada's top 15 MBA programs with the highest incoming average Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. The ranking appears in Canadian Business. The Concordia MBA is featured in a separate Canadian Business article.
- The Globe and Mail's regular roundup of business school news includes two mentions of Concordia: it notes that students at the John Molson School of Business are eligible for new $10,000 international exchange bursaries announced this week by HSBC Bank, and it reports that Steve Harvey is taking over as dean of the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut, after three years as dean of the JMSB. The appointment takes effect in January. The news report notes that management professor Stéphane Brutus has been named interim dean, effective December 1st. The article is reprised by 24news.ca.
- Montreal Rampage includes Concordia in a list of schools where students can vote on campus on election day, October 19.
- Concordia's fossil fuel divestment program, announced late last year, is mentioned in an article in The Globe and Mail about an economist's call on the University of British Columbia of divest of fossil fuel. The article is picked up by My Web Memo.