Homa Hoodfar. Massive Open Online Course. Postdoc.

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 reports that journalist Mohamed Fahmy, released from an Egyptian prison last September, says the family of Homa Hoodfar and of others detained abroad can't rely solely on the Canadian government to secure their loved ones' release. The article is picked up by The Globe and Mail, CTVnews.ca, GlobalNews.ca,Huffington Post, Halifax Herald, The Waterloo Record, Sudbury.com, New Hamburg Independent, Newscaf. In related coverage: Hoodfar's detention is referenced in a story in The Tower about the arrest of an unidentified Briton on suspicion of espionage; bloggers on Rantburg and DW draw a list of recent arrests of dual nationals and others in Iran, including that of Homa Hoodfar. Hoodfar is mentioned in a similar list in Payvand; The Toronto Starpublishes an editorial calling on the Canadian government to make any future diplomatic deal with Iran contingent upon the release of Hoodfar and of another Canadian, Saeed Malekpour, held at Iran's Evin prison. 
• Academica announces Concordia's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Wicked problems, dynamic solutions and a new global classroom. It is an interdisciplinary course open to all, being offered this fall in partnership with the United Nations. 
• Career (in Greek) includes a Concordia postdoctoral fellowship in psychology and cognitive science in a list of recently-posted scholarships and academic positions.

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