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Steve Bannon dismissal. Concordia University Press. Rabbi Simon Glazier. Karmen MacKendrick interview.

Concordia in the news
Posted on August 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.

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:

  • Fenwick McKelvey, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was interviewed by Natasha Hall on CJAD Radio for his perspective on the dismissal of Steve Bannon as chief strategist in the Donald Trump White House. Scroll down the station's page to the "see more" button in the "LISTEN" section and click on the link, "What message is the White House sending now that Bannon is out?".
  • Political Science associate professor Graham Dodds spoke to CJAD News (no link available) about the Bannon dismissal for the station's afternoon newscasts, last Friday.
  • Dodds was quoted in an analytical piece in Saturday's Le Devoir about the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.   
  • The Journal of Electronic Publishing reproduces an article drawn from a presentation by Geoffrey Little, editor-in-chief of the Concordia University Press, at a 2016 conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Little talked about the establishment of the Concordia University Press. The publication posts a video of his presentation. 
  • The Montreal Gazette (reprised by Mogaznews) reruns an article from August 21, 2010, featuring Rabbi Simon Glazier, who was a leading rabbi of the United Orthodox Synagogues in Montreal during the early 1900's. It quotes Ira Robinson, professor of religion and director of the Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies.
  • Hillary Kaell, associate professor of religions and cultures in the Faculty of Arts and Science, interviews Le Moyne College philosophy professor Karmen MacKendrick, author of The Matter of Voice: Sensual Soundings (Fordham University Press). The interview was conducted for the 'New Books and Religion' podcast: New Books Network.