Kanien’kehá : ka territory. Concordia First Book Prize. Grey Nuns heritage. Montreal Museum art hive. Computer and game exhibit.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 23, 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:
- La Presse +, writing about evolving attitudes toward First Nations Peoples, evokes Concordia's formal recognition that the university is situated on unceded aboriginal territory of the Kanien’kehá : ka Mohawk people.
- The Suburban publishes an article about the finalists for the Concordia University First Book Prize of the Quebec Writers' Federation. It notes that the short list 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), alumnus Jocelyn Parr (MA '06, history; MA '11, creative writing) for his book, Uncertain Weights and Measures and alumnus J. Jacob Potashnik (BA '80, communication studies) for The Golem of Hampstead and Other Stories. The winner will be announced at a gala in Montreal on November 21.
- Le Devoir reports on efforts,outside the government, to safeguard Montreal's architectural heritage and mentions Concordia's purchase and maintenance of the Grey Nuns Motherhouse.
- Le Devoir writes about the art hive at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which it notes is operated in collaboration with Concordia University. Concordia art therapy alumnus Stephen Legari is quoted.
- The Waterloo Region Record reports that Concordia's Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) Centre will participate in a BASIC computer and video game exhibit in Kitchener, Ontario, in January.