Düsseldorf exhibition cancelled. Media Studies scholarships.

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) reports the cancellation by authorities in Düsseldorf of an exhibition dedicated to the life and work of the Jewish art dealer, Max Stern. The paper speaks with the director of the Concordia-based Max Stern Art Restitution Project, Clarence Epstein. It also quotes Frank Chalk, history professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, who tells the Gazette that there is an element of anti-Semitism in the Düsseldorf cancellation. The paper notes that Chalk is founder of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia. The story is reported also in The Canadian Jewish News, where Clarence Epstein is quoted throughout.
• The Ageing, Communication, Technologies (ACT) Project announces scholarship opportunities to students applying for Concordia University’s MA in Media Studies or PhD in Communication Studies. The scholarships are being offered through ACT and its director, Kim Sawchuk,  professor of communication studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

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