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Concordia in the news
Posted on October 27, 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:
- A release announces the launch of Concordia University Press — Quebec's first open-access academic press, which will begin publishing books, in English and in French, in 2017. Provost Graham Carr and university librarian Guylaine Beaudry are quoted: Newswise, AMEQ en ligne.
- Maclean's publishes its 2017 ranking of Canadian universities, culled from online surveys of university faculty and administrators, high school guidance counsellors and businesspeople across the country: Concordia ranks 18th among 49 universities as best overall by reputation and was listed 12th of 15 on student satisfaction. Consult full ranking indicators here, with Concordia ranking 10th overall (clicking on the "+" sign near the Concordia name will show a drop-down list of the university's ranking in each of 12 indicators). The university rankings issue also includes a profile of Concordia and its student body (president Alan Shepard quoted), as well as a piece about life on campus ('Concordia: A diverse campus in a bustling city'). Concordia's 10th-place showing in the Maclean's comprehensive ranking is mentioned in an article in the McGill Reporter. The full methodology for the Maclean's ranking is here
- L'actualité presents a selection of new and popular programs at universities across Quebec and includes a recently-introduced Concordia program of studies that combines surgery, engineering and business, offered in conjunction with McGill and the ÉTS. It references also the graduate diploma in visual journalism, the 15-credit university teaching certificate for doctoral candidates and the new Innovation, Technology and Society certificate, offered in partnership with Concordia'sDistrict 3 Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- Vanderbilt Financial Group announces its Impact U platform, which houses multimedia documents for its new "impact investing" think tank. The release states that Impact U is partnered with the Sustainable Investment Professional Certification(SIP) program at the John Molson School of Business: Market Wired, Digital Journal, Finanz Nachrichten, Sys-Con Media, Financial Buzz.
- AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall) picks up an earlier article from Quartier Libre about infrastructure budget shortfalls at Quebec universities.
- Chron and My San Antonio pick up an earlier release announcing that U.S.-based Asset Campus Housing, specialized in student housing properties, will take over management of Parc Cité, a 280-bed property serving students attending Concordia and McGill.
- The Université de Montréal student paper Quartier Libre mentions Concordia's feminist and gender studies programs in an article about the addition to the Université de Montréal curriculum of minors in feminism, gender studies and sexuality.
- Carleton University's Newsroom, writing about the Canadian Jewish Literary Award, notes that the awards are co-sponsored by the Concordia University Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies.