Trade mission to Israel. Arcade Fire honorand.

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

• The Montreal Gazette and Journal Métro reporting that the mayors of Montreal and Toronto are traveling to Israel and the West Bank next week on a five-day economic mission to promote their cities' expertise and international stature, list Concordia among the groups represented in the delegation. A CNW release announcing the mission is picked up by Shaw Connect and Money News.
• Several media join coverage of Concordia's award of an honorary doctorate at its Fall 2016 convocation to Arcade Fire founding member Régine Chassagne — a Concordia alumna (communication studies, 1998):NME.com (includes the complete video of the presentation by Sandra Gabriele, chair of and associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Science, and of Chassagne's convocation address), Exclaim!, Pitchfork, Xposé, Arcade Fire Tube, Scoooops, New Hit Singles.

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