Concordians helping Syrians. Academics Without Borders. Daycare option.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 27, 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:
- President Alan Shepard is quoted and pictured in an article in the Université de Montréal student paper Quartier Libre about anglophone universities helping Syrian refugees. It mentions Concordia's initiative to accept two Syrian students, free of tuition. The article links to an earlier Concordia release about the Concordia Syrian refugee project and a Radio Canada International piece on the university's initiative.
- Steven Davis, founder and executive director of Academics Without Borders (AWB) is interviewed for a Radio Canada International segment on the establishment of an AWB office at Concordia. Davis touches on the support his group has received from Concordia for its work to encourage the participation of university researchers, faculty and students in AWB projects around the world.
- GlobalNews.ca lists Concordia among institutions and organizations offering daycare options to parents affected by six days of planned rotating school strikes. The text version of the story states that daycare service is being offered at the Loyola campus for children in grades 1 through 6, at $25 per day.