The Story of Us. Salute to Peter Trent. That's Harassment. No country for extremists. About chocolate. Bug food. Special needs students.

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• Several media pick up a Canadian Press article where historians, including Ronald Rudin, professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Science, examine CBC's documentary series, 'The Story of Us'. The CBC recently issued an apology following widespread criticism of the series, which some feel misrepresented Canada's historical record, notably with respect to Acadians and the French: The Guardian (Charlottetown), Nation Talk, Soo Today, Sault Online, CHEKnews.ca, Houston Today.
• Wayne Larsen, part-time professor of journalism in the Faculty of Arts and Science, writes an opinion piece in the Montreal Gazette lauding the work and character of outgoing Westmount mayor Peter Trent.
• Chantal Maillé, professor of Women's Studies in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is interviewed on the Radio Canada Première Chaîne program, 'Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!' The interview focuses on That’s Harassment — a series of six short features describing different scenarios where women are sexually harassed by men in positions of authority. 
• Kyle Matthews, executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), is quoted in an article in Le Devoir that looks at extremist groups that are not identified with any one particular country.
• Jordan LeBel, associate professor of marketing and director of the John Molson Executive MBA Program, is quoted in a Radio-Canada.ca piece about chocolate and its chief exporting nations (reprised by Sympatico.ca).
• Concordia humanities PhD student Laura Shine is paraphrased in an article in LaPresse.ca where arguments are presented to illustrate the benefits of using insects as a source of healthy food whose production has less ecological impact than meat-production.
• Gordon Dionne, manager of Concordia's Access Centre for Students with Disabilities (ACSD), is quoted in aJournal de Montréal article about help available for high school and CEGEP students who wish to pursue university studies despite having particular needs, such as attention deficit disorder or a learning disability. 

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