Brian O’Neill Gallery Scholarship Fund. Sans oui, c'est non! Budget concerns.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 17, 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:
- Michael Kenneally, principal of the School of Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia, was interviewed today on the Global Montreal Morning News, where he announced the Brian O’Neill Gallery Scholarship Fund, from a $1-million endowment. The named scholarship fund honouring alumnus Brian O'Neill Gallery (BA '57, LLD '10), co-founder of the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation, will provide approximately $50,000 annually for nearly 20 student awards. An article on the new scholarship fund also appears in the Montreal Gazette.
- University Affairs posts a link to an earlier Global Montreal story announcing the launch of the 'Sans Oui, C’est Non' campaign to educate university communities about consent and sensitize them to problems of sexual harassment and assault.
- The Concordia University Faculty Association (CUFA) is listed among the signatories to a letter, posted on AMEQ en ligne, calling on the Quebec government to stop cutting university budgets, restore funding that has been cut since 2010 and reinvest in the province's universities.