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Trump goes to the U.N. Back at the National Assembly. Work for asylum-seekers. Combating sexual violence.

Concordia in the news
Posted on September 20, 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:

  • Julian Schofield, associate professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, provided analysis of U.S. President Donald Trump's U.N . General Assembly address, yesterday, on CJAD Radio's Aaron Rand Show(no link available). Graham Dodds, associate professor in and associate chair of the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, guested on CJAD earlier in the day (no link available), also with analysis of the Trump speech.
  • News outlets continue to pick up a Canadian Press story quoting Guy Lachapelle, professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, about this week's resumption of work at Quebec's National Assembly: The Province, Inside Ottawa Valley, Life in Québec, Bullfax.com.
  • Chedly Belkhodja, principal of and professor in Concordia’s School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) is quoted in a Montreal Gazette piece about welcoming more asylum-seekers as a means of addressing Quebec's labour shortage.
  • The Suburban quotes Jennifer Drummond, coordinator of Concordia's Sexual Assault Resource Centre, in a piece about the Quebec government's recently-announced 23-million dollar program to combat sexual violence in CEGEPs and universities.