New residence opens

First-year students fill west wing of Mother House

By Karen Herland

Besides putting up posters and unpacking computer cables, new residents had the chance to try out some of the equipment installed in the residence common rooms before classes started.

Over the last few weeks, the west wing of the Grey Nuns Mother House has seen an influx of first-year students move in from Ontario, the U.S., Europe and Japan. With renovations completed in this first section to be occupied by Concordia, 227 beds (85 per cent in single rooms)... - Read more

Review of School of Graduate Studies

SGS goes under the microscope

By Barbara Black

Vice-President Graduate Studies and Research Louise Dandurand is opening up a campus-wide discussion about the role of the School of Graduate Studies. As the academic profile of the university has grown, the need for a coherent strategy has become more urgent, Dandurand said. “Graduate studies has grown spectacularly,” she told the Journal, “but this growth has not been accompanied by... - Read more

Embrace ambiguity in math and in life

By Barbara Black

Professor William Byers

Bill Byers was taken aback by the critical reception to his first book: “It’s quite extraordinary!” How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction and Paradox to Create Mathematics was published by Princeton University Press in June. It was promptly taken up... - Read more

Academic Integrity Campaign launched

New Academic Code of Conduct bolstered by outreach efforts

By Karen Herland

Every year, hundreds of students are charged with academic misconduct. Many students claim they were unaware their behaviour was inappropriate. “With the Academic Integrity Campaign, students will be better informed and hopefully, they won’t plead ignorance,” said Vice-Provost Academic Programs... - Read more

Shock treatment: Naomi Klein

By Karen Herland

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein launched her latest book tour in a packed H-110 and kicked things off by acknowledging how glad she was to be back in her home town. The event, organized by Jennifer Roberts, book manager at the Concordia... - Read more