Millennial leaders. Amberin Zaman. First Book Prize. Lecture capture. CIRM partnership.
Concordia in the news
Posted on November 19, 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:
- A Market Wired release announcing the launch of the BMO Millennial Leaders Advisory Council on Inclusion, made up of 30 female student leaders from universities across Canada, lists the John Molson School of Business among the business schools represented on the Council. The release is picked up by Stockhouse, Le Lézard and Sys-Con Media.
- MontrealNews.net posts a link to a Radio Canada International text story and interview featuring Turkish journalist Amberin Zaman, who talks about media freedom and democracy in Turkey. Zaman was in Montreal earlier this week to explore the topic in a conversation with Kyle Matthews, from the MIGS. The event, Threats, Risks, Freedoms: A Conversation About Journalism and Human Rights, which took place at Concordia, Monday evening, was co-hosted with the International Press Institute as part of Concordia's Thinking Out Loud series.
- The Montreal Gazette reports that Anita Anand has won the Concordia University First Book Prize for her collection Swing in the House and Other Stories (Véhicule Press). The article is reprised by 24news.ca.
- Maclean's.ca repeats an article from its University Rankings issue in which Nancy Acemian, lecturer in the Departments of Computer Science and Software Engineering, and provost’s fellow for digital and blended learning, discusses the benefits of videotaping lectures. The pilot she is overseeing using the video-capture system Panopto is also mentioned.
- An article from the news service of McGill University lists Concordia among the universities with representation in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM), bringing together researchers from numerous disciplines in the arts and sciences. The article focuses on a partnership between the CIRM and the City of Montreal to continue building on the JeFaisMtl.com interactive platform.