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Business school philanthropy. Montreal signs. IGOPP and governance.

Concordia in the news
Posted on June 21, 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: 

  • The Financial Post, writing about private and corporate donations to business schools in Canada, notes that the names of prominent business leaders hang over the entrances to numerous business and management schools, including that of John Molson, at Concordia.
  • L'actualité highlights books about Quebec it suggests for light summer reading, including Montréal insolite et secrète (Éditions Jonglez) — a compendium of interesting facts about the city, including the presence at Concordia of a growing collection of urban and commercial signs. It's a reference to the Montreal Signs Project, led by Matt Soar, professor of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
  • Magazine Forces, writing about issues involving corporate governance in Quebec, features IGOPP (Institut sur la gouvernance d’organisations privées et publiques), which it notes was co-founded in 2005 by the John Molson School of Business and HEC Montréal.