Homa Hoodfar. Advisory Council on Women and Leadership.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 8, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Homa Hoodfar's detention in Iran is mentioned in a Jewish Policy Center article about the Obama Administration's alleged $400-million ransom payment to Iran for the release of four Americans; Hoodfar appears in a Deutsche Welle listing, reprised in Kazete (in Turkish), of women who are currently or were recently detained in Iranian prisons.
- The International Women's Forum (IWF) announces that IWF Canada member Christine Lengvari has been appointed to chair Concordia's Advisory Council on Women and Leadership at Concordia University. It notes the program was recently established by president Alan Shepard.