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Trump White House. Trump tweets. Family business: exit. Trickle-down Trump.

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 15, 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.

Expert commentators

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:

 

  • Graham Dodds, associate chair of and associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, appears at the 1:12-mark of a Global Montreal news piece about a Montreal merchant who angered a passerby when he displayed the U.S. Confederate flag. 
  • Fenwick McKelvey, assistant professor of communication studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, appeared on CJAD Radio yesterday afternoon (no link available) for a discussion of Donald Trump's twitter account.
  • Robert Nason, assistant professor of management and Concordia University Research Chair in Entrepreneurship and Society, is quoted in a JD Supra piece about the need for owners of family businesses to plan an exit strategy as they approach retirement age.
  • Salon reprises an article quoting Seth Spain, assistant professor of management, from an earlier NBCnews story about a trickle-down "Trump effect" some are noting among adults, particularly in the workplace. Spain says Trump serves as a negative role model for workers