Concordia First Book Prize. Mother House conservation. Better World MBAs.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 17, 2017
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 (reprised by 24 365 News) publishes the short list of candidates for the Concordia University First Book Prize of the Quebec Writers' Federation, which includes Ariela Freedman, associate professor in the Liberal Arts College in the Faculty of Arts and Science, for her novel, Arabic for Beginners (Linda Leith Publishing, 2017). Also on the Concordia First Book Prize short list are alumni Jocelyn Parr (MA '06, history; MA '11, creative writing) for her book, Uncertain Weights and Measures and J. Jacob Potashnik (BA '80, communication studies) forThe Golem of Hampstead and Other Stories). The winner will be announced at a gala in Montreal on November 21.
- Academica links to a release announcing 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.
- All things Wave the Plate picks up a release on the Better World MBA 2017 rankings, where the John Molson School of Business MBA program is ranked 40th in the world.