Transformed library. Challenger trainer. Real fake news. Dual Iranian nationals. Academic posting.
Concordia in the news
Posted on December 5, 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:
- Concordia librarian Guylaine Beaudry is quoted extensively and pictured as she takes a reporter and photographer from Le Devoir on a tour of the Webster Library transformation project. The online version of the article includes an on-camera interview with Beaudry.
- Radio-Canada.ca writes about the recent inauguration of the 'Laboratoire d'enseignement des systèmes intégrés en aérospatiale du Québec' (LESIAQ). The new Quebec laboratory for integrated aerospace systems, which includes a test platform for the Bombardier Challenger 300, is open to Concordia and Polytechnique students.
- CanTech Letter writes about the discussion taking place in Concordia's Department of Journalism about fake news. It quotes Brian Gabrial, associate professor of journalism in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
- The Tower references the arrest and subsequent release of Homa Hoodfar by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in an article about the arrest in Tehran, in July, of American-Iranian dual national Karan Vafadari and his wife Afarin Niasari. Hoodfar's release is mentioned also in a piece in The Toronto Star, whose editorial board looks back on the Liberals' first year in power under Justin Trudeau.
- Academic Keys publishes a call for applications for an extended term appointment for a lecturer in the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering.