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Ian Macdonald. Enrico Quilico. Annie Proulx. Robert Coallier. Erika Jacinto. Celine Cooper.

Concordia in the news
Posted on July 18, 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: 

  • Journal Pioneer announces a public lecture by literary critic and researcher Ian Macdonald (MA, English), in Orwell, Prince Edward Island, Sunday, August 14.
  • A piece in the Montreal Gazette (reprised by Canada.com) about the recovery of brain injury survivor and Ironman triathlete Enrico Quilico mentions that Quilico earned a bachelor’s degree in education (with distinction) from Concordia in 2012.
  • New Zealand Herald publishes a review of Barkskins, by Annie Proulx ( MA, Sir George Williams University, 1973). Proulx received an honorary doctorate from Concordia in 1999.
  • Agropur CEO Robet Coallier (MBA) is interviewed for LaPresse.ca.
  • Air Transport News picks up an earlier release announcing the appointment of Erika Jacinto (MBA) as head of events and communications of ACI World. 
  • The Montreal Gazette publishes a piece by Celine Cooper, who writes that language laws and politics have a deleterious effect on Montreal's economic development and mentions hearing from a reader that both he and his wife are Concordia graduates (2005) who had to leave Montreal to find work.