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Mother house conservation. Concordia 10th in Maclean's ranking. Writer-in-residence. No Four Loko.

Concordia in the news
Posted on October 13, 2017

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: 

  • The Montreal Gazette and Le Devoir report that the federal government will invest $851,000 in conservation work on the exterior of the downtown mother house of the Grey Nuns of Montreal, purchased by Concordia in 2007. The article is reprised by Canada.com and 24 365 News.
  • Maclean's has ranked Concordia 10th in the comprehensive category of its annual national university rankings. The tenth place showing is unchanged from last year: Montreal Gazette.
  • The Suburban reprises a Concordia news story profiling author Peter Behrens, Concordia's new Richler writer-in-residence.
  • El Popular (in Spanish) picks up a story about premixed alcohol-based drinks aimed at young consumers and references the brief appearance at Concordia last month of a poster advertising the premixed alcohol drink, Four Loko.