UNESCO literacy prize. Jorisch Family Residency Award. Carol Lee Price Scholarships. Showcasing Concordia.
Concordia in the news
Posted on September 11, 2017
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Radio Canada talks to Graham Carr, Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs, for its program, 'L'heure du monde' (at the 1:25 mark) concerning the work of Concordia's Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) on the creation and implementation of the Learning Toolkit (LTK+) for use in schools in Kenya. The reporter notes that the CSLP has been awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for the initiative. The prize is reported also by India Today, Yahoo! News India, Africa Hot News and Web Wire.
- Inaugural Jorisch Family Residency Award recipient Breanna Shanahan, an MFA student and faculty member in the Faculty of Fine Arts, was profiled on CTV News Montreal's evening news at 11:30. The segment also features Joanna Berzoswka, associate dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Please note: the segment will air again today on CTV Montreal 'News at noon'.
- Feminist Philosophers writes about Concordia's Carol Lee Price Scholarships: funding for female international students pursing an MA in Philosophy.
- Lanka Business Online picks up a brief announcing that representatives from nine Canadian universities, including Concordia, were visiting Colombo, Sri Lanka, this weekend to showcase their institutions.