An American at Concordia. Travel ban. Refugee integration. Shinny in Kazakhstan. Athlete concussions.
Concordia in the news
Posted on January 30, 2017
Students
Current students at Concordia do outstanding academic work and get involved in community projects that improve our quality of life. See what they've been up to:
- CBC.ca speaks with a number of Montrealers about the Trump Administration's ban targeting refugees and travelers from predominantly Muslim countries. Among those quoted is Lexi Searcy, an American studying at Concordia.
- Another Concordia student, Parnaz Tabrizian, working on a master's degree in engineering, is featured in Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec, where the Iranian-born Tabrizian says Donald Trump's s immigration policies have scuttled her family's plans for a reunion in the U.S. this summer.
- Carpe Diem announces that Concordia PhD candidate Nadia Naffi (Department of Education) will give a talk in the Hall Building (H-1225.12), Wednesday, February 15 at 12:15 pm. Naffi will present her research on social media and the integration of Syrian refugees.
- Independent Sports News writes that Stingers hockey player Olivier Hinse participated in a shinny game with children in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where Hinse is captain of the Canadian men’s hockey team competing in the 2017 Winter Universiade. Hinse is mentioned also in a piece in Hockey Now about the Universiade competition.
- RDS.ca writes about concussions among athletes and references suspected cases of concussions among Concordia and McGill athletes during the late 1990's.