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Surplus money. UQAM Library protest. Baby boomer businesses.

Concordia in the news
Posted on April 6, 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: 

  • LaPresse.ca reports that Concordia, McGill and École de technologie supérieure received significant sums of money from the Quebec government recently as the province tried to spend surplus money before the end of the fiscal year. According to the news report, the sums were expected to be allocated only in the coming years. The paper says Concordia received $16-million for a loan reimbursement and another $20-million from the province's 'Fonds d'investissement stratégique' for post-secondary institutions.
  • Agence QMI writes about complaints of insufficient library study time at UQAM and reports on last night's occupation and study-in at an UQAM library by a group of students. It notes that Concordia students can study at their own university's libraries around the clock, seven days a week and that physical access to the main Concordia libraries is facilitated by street-level entrances:TVAnouvelles.ca and Le Journal de Montréal. Concordia libraries are mentioned also in ActuAlitté coverage of the UQAM library occupation. 
  • The Daily Item reprises a Bloomberg article about the challenges of transitioning ownership and management of established "baby-boom businesses." The piece references Concordia's Certificate in Business Ownership, offered since January at the John Molson School of Business Executive Centre.