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Trump effect. Scholars at risk. Health care design.

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 8, 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.

Expert commentators

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • Graham Dodds, associate professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was interviewed by Mutsumi Takahashi on CTV Montreal's noon news yesterday about the immediate and far-reaching consequences of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's actions, including his tweets and phone calls.
  • McGill University announces that Concordia anthropology professor emerita Homa Hoodfar will participate in a Parliament panel discussion in Ottawa, this morning, organized by the Scholars at Risk Network. The release states that Hoodfar, who spent four months in jail in Iran, will talk about current threats to academic freedom. 
  • A Public Now news release on the conclusion of the University of Central Florida International Conference On Designing Health Care Systems notes that Yong Zeng, professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE) served as conference co-chair.