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Kon Leong. Mike Rast. Simone Fortin. Mike Cohen. Peter Sykes.

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 29, 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: 

  • Kon Leong (Bachelor's degree in administration, 1979) writes in Dark Reading about the security risks resulting from the increasing use of biometric data.
  • Wtoutiao posts an abstract  of an earlier article in the Journal of Global History, by Mike Rast (PhD, history, 2016), titled 'Ireland’s sister nations’: internationalism and sectarianism in the Irish struggle for independence, 1916–22.
  • TV host and blogger Simone Fortin (BFA, film studies) is interviewed for Ton Barbier.
  • Mike Cohen (BA, communications and journalism, 1985), writing in The Suburban, mentions that he was hired by the paper as a reporter when in his final semester at Concordia.
  • The Cape Cop Enterprise states in an article featuring harpsichordist Peter Sykes that the musician holds a degree from Concordia.