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Sonja Boodajee. Jessica Moore. Tim Messeiller. Hannah Sadeghi. Sofiane Benmaghnia. Beth Bachmann. Grayson Cooke.

Concordia in the news
Posted on April 11, 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.

Alumni in the news

Our alumni are featured in the media locally and around the world. Vist the Alumni News section to access an archive of stories or read the latest list of stories: 

  • Art therapist and alumna Sonja Boodajee (BFA 98, MA 05), is featured on CTV Montreal (text and video). The piece tells the story of how Boodajee survived a major brain injury in 1994, and bounced back to complete her studies at Concordia and begin her work as an art therapist. 
  • CBC.ca posts an article profiling literary translator Jessica Moore (MA, translation studies, 2007), whose translation of the Maylis Kerangal's Réparer les vivants, is on the longlist for the Man Booker International Prize. 
  • Artist Tim Messeiller (MFA) is profiled in Le Devoir. 
  • Biotechnology Focus picks up an earlier release that lists Concordia alumna Hannah Sadeghi, holding a Master's in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013), among the finalists for BioTalent Canada's first annual ‘Catalyst’ Award, recognizing the employee who has contributed most significantly to their Canadian biotechnology employer. 
  • The Bucharest Diplomat reprises an earlier release announcing the nomination of Sofiane Benmaghnia as general director of Holcim Romania. It states that Benmaghnia earned his management accounting certificate at Concordia. 
  • A Vanderbilt University news release announcing that poet Beth Bachmann has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship states that Bachmann was educated at of Concordia. The release is reprised by Noodls.
  • Wairarapa Times-Age publishes an article featuring the work of Australian academic Grayson Cooke (PhD) on the colonial history of South Australia's Flinders Ranges.