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Concordia in the news
Posted on December 22, 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.

University affairs

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

  • University Affairs links to a CBC story on the arrival at Trudeau airport, Tuesday evening, of Syrian refugees Dunia Al Mehlm and Mohamad Sarhan, who will begin studies at Concordia next month on a scholarship offered by the university in collaboration with the Syrian Kids Foundation. The text from a Global Montreal news story about the refugees' arrival is picked up by News Time Global and Report CA. The story is linked by USA News and News Hound. 
  • Local Mom Blog reprises the text version of a story that ran on the CTV National, Tuesday evening, about the revival at Concordia of century-old cookie and sweets recipes from the Grey Nuns dietetics manual. The CTV story is also linked by Canada News. The original report shows  Concordia student Eva Espenshade and others enjoying authentic Grey Nuns deserts from the heritage menu. 
  • Newscaf reprises an article from the National Post about the work of the Concordia-led Max Stern Art Restitution Project and the recent return of two Dutch Old Masters paintings, looted by the Nazis during the Second World War. 
  • Beijing Liuxue, writing about immigration opportunities for Chinese students wishing to study in Canada, references Concordia's 11th position in Maclean's 2015 Canadian university rankings.