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Lone wolfe. Dumping Trump. Helping sex assault survivors. Montreal fish at risk.

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 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.

Expert commentators

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • André Gagné, associate professor in the Department of Theology, was interviewed in studio for CTV Montreal'sNews at Noon, last Friday. Gagné spoke about home-grown terror in the wake of the RCMP shooting of a suspected Islamic State sympathizer.
  • Graham Dodds, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was interviewed on the set of the CTV Montreal evening news about the latest controversial statements by U.S. presidential Republican candidate Donald Trump and the growing list of Republican notables who say they are abandoning the Trump candidacy.
  • Jennifer Drummond, coordinator of the Sexual Assault Resource Centre at Concordia, is quoted in a piece in theMontreal Gazette about the work of a former Concordia student to help sexual assault victims. The former student, who is not identified but is also quoted in the article, has alleged that she was raped by three McGill Redmen football players in 2011. Latest Canada posts a link to the Gazette story.
  • Pascale Biron, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, is quoted in an article inJournal Métro about the possible impact on certain fish species of the future construction of a bridge over the Nun's Island canal.