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Concordia in the news
Posted on September 5, 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 Montreal Gazette writes about universities preparing for the "fourth industrial revolution" and references the Concordia research complex project for the Loyola campus. 
  • Carleton University student paper The Charlatan, reporting an increase in U.S. student enrolment, references earlier news reports (from May, 2017) quoting president Alan Shepard about an observed increase in U.S. enrolment at Concordia, which Shepard credited to what some have termed the "Trump effect".
  • The Summer Literary Seminars program (SLS), a Montreal-based international literary and cultural studies and cooperation organization administered by Concordia, is referenced in a Courier-Tribune (North Carolina) article featuring author Laine Cunningham.
  • The selection of graphic novelist Matthew Forsythe as the 2017 Mordecai Richler writer-in-residence at Concordia is mentioned in a piece by the Canadian Press announcing the appointment of cartoonist Miriam Libicki as Vancouver Public Library's writer-in-residence for 2017. The article is picked up by The Toronto Star, BC Local News, Calodonia Courier, Red Deer News Now, 24365news.
  • Construction Links Media picks up an earlier CNW release announcing a Hydro-Québec sponsorship of the 'TeamMTL' entry in Solar Decathlon China 2018 in Dezhou, China.