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UBC decision on fuel divestment.

Concordia in the news
Posted on February 15, 2016

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

University affairs

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

  • Numerous media pick up a Canadian Press news report on a final decision, expected today, from the board of governors of the University of British Columbia on whether to divest the university’s $1.4-billion endowment fund of its fossil fuel holdings. The report references Concordia's own decision, in late 2014, to divest parts of its endowment of fossil fuels: The Globe and Mail, GlobalNews.ca, The Province, Metro (Toronto), Castanet, Nelson Star and more than eighty others.