Cree nation school guide. Fondation Jarislowsky. Tutoring Syrians.
Concordia in the news
Posted on January 25, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Cree and James Bay-related print content provider The Nation publishes a school guide for 2016 in which it features Concordia. It mentions the John Molson School of Business specifically, and references Concordia’s Aboriginal Student Resource Centre.
- A brief appears in the Montreal Gazette about the recent announcement of the creation by the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal of a new chair on Quebec and Canadian contemporary art, funded by the Fondation Jarislowsky. It notes the 1998 creation of Concordia's Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art among the foundation's philanthropic initiatives.
- A McGill student, Tony Mistak, is featured in an article in Inside Halton about his work as an online tutor for Syrian refugees. There is a mention of Mohammed Sarhan, a Syrian refugee who will be coming to Montreal as a sponsored computer engineering student at Concordia.