Free Hoodfar. Alan Shepard and transforming the learning experience. Quartier de l'innovation. Micro-Budget Production Program.

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

• The Canadian Press writes about the Canadian government's efforts to secure the release of retired Concordia professor Homa Hoodfar, arrested in Iran on June 6 and detained, without outside contact, at Evin prison in Tehran.Worldwide Movement for Human Rights echoes an earlier call by Amnesty International, reported by The Canadian Press, for Hoodfar's immediate release. 
• 24-7 Press Release and Military-Technologies announced that president Alan Shepard was moderating a panel discussion at the International Forum of the Americas in Montreal, which ended yesterday. Shepard moderated a discussion titled 'Technology, Innovation and Education: Transforming the Learning Experience'.
• A CNW release announcing a $300,000 investment by Vidéotron in Montreal's Quartier de l'innovation (QI) lists Concordia among the partners that have joined the QI since its creation in 2013. The release is picked up byMoney News, Noodls and Le Lézard. The QI partnership with Concordia is mentioned also in news articles about the Vidéotron investment: Le Journal de Montréal, Canoe Argent.
• A CNW release from Telefilm Canada announcing the 18 finalists for the 2016-2017 Micro-Budget Production Program, in support of emerging filmmakers seeking to produce their first feature-length films, reports that the  Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia is partnered with filmmakers on two of the shortlisted projects: Les Faux Tatouages (Pascal Plante, director/writer and Katerine Lefrançois, producer) and Geek Girls (alumni Gina Haraszti (MFA), director/writer and Michael Massicotte (BFA), producer). The release is picked up by Shaw Connect, Le Lézard and CTVM Info.

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