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UPDATE: Concordia Begins Investigation Into Alleged Racist Conduct by a JMSB Professor
On Friday, Russell Javaheri posted on the Facebook group “CASA-JMSB,” detailing comments professor Roumen Solov made in his Wednesday evening IBUS 492 course called cross-cultural communication and management.
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Concordia Administration Dismissive of Older Buildings in Need of Renovations
The report, which surfaced on Oct. 5, explains that more than 40 per cent of all Quebec university buildings received a grade of D or E—classifying them as being either in a high or very high state of disrepair. Concordia holds the third spot on the list, just behind McGill and Université de Montreal.
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HOJO Moving Across the Mezzanine
The current offices walls are thin, said Leanne Ashworth, HOJO General Coordinator, explaining that there are not enough power outlets, or spots to connect to the Internet, with less than ideal air circulation
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Arts and Sciences Colloquium Matches and Makes, Mixes and Creates
The “Blood, Brains and Other Trains” colloquium, held at Concordia from Oct. 19 to 22, helps Arts and Science Faculty members meet and mingle while Flemming played matchmaker.
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ASFA VP Communications and Outreach Impeached
The Arts and Sciences Federations of Associations council unanimously voted to remove Megha Sandhu, the now former VP Communications and Outreach, from her position during a special council meeting on Oct. 19.
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Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage Continues
Approximately a thousand people gathered at Montreal’s Prevost Park on the Saturday morning of Oct. 15 to demand the same thing from the government: a $15 minimum wage in the province.
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Indigenous Researcher Kicks Off New Concordia Lecture Series
Hosted in collaboration with Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace, the Future Imaginary Lecture series is an initiative intended to provide a public forum where “innovative Indigenous thinkers, makers and activists can come and share their visions of the future,” according to Jason Lewis.
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Concordia’s Institute for Urban Futures Introduces First Futurists-in-Residence
Concordia’s Institute for Urban Futures has united with Entremise, a non-profit organization seeking to match space-less people to people-less spaces, to address this scourge.
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CSU Creates Committee Against Potential Tuition Hikes
When Concordia University’s new Chief Financial Officer Denis Cossette announced an increase in tuition because of the school’s projected $6.4 million deficit, the CSU created the Stop the Hike Ad-Hoc Committee at a council meeting on Wednesday.
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JMSB Panel Highlights Education in Embracing Indigenous Economies
The panelists included Gladue, Elizabeth Fast, an assistant professor in the Concordia Department of Applied Human Sciences, and Ghislain Picard, the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief of Quebec and Labrador.