Homa Hoodfar. Second term for Alan Shepard. Concordia MBA.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 9, 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 arrest and detention in Iran is referenced in a piece in Frontpage Mag about the Obama Administration's payment of an alleged $400-million ransom to Iran for the release of four Americans. The Hoodfar arrest is mentioned also in a Wall Street Journal piece about accusations in Turkey that certain academics aided a recent coup attempt there, as well as in an article in Le Journal de Montréal about a host of apparent attacks on freedom of expression.
- University Affairs announces the reappointment of Alan Shepard as president and vice-chancellor of Concordia. Shepard officially begins his second term this month.
- Concordia's MBA program and the John Molson School of Business international case competition are briefly described in a Canadian Business release.