Poised to develop skills

By Karen Herland

Mandy Langlois (right) performs with her sister Kerry.

Since January, a handful of members of the Garnet Key Society have made a weekly trek out to a Kahnawake school engaging students (along with their parents and teachers) in a multi-faceted after-school program that runs the gamut from arts and crafts to technology and, soon, circus performance. This... - Read more

A work of revelation

By Michael Keegan

Lisa Lynch

Secrets drive Lisa Lynch. The Concordia journalism professor’s research explores how new media and changes in the field of journalism are affecting the way information is circulated. Educated at Stanford, Berkeley and Rutgers in literature and journalism, Lynch researches the connections between communication technologies, culture and social change. She says the impetus for her current work is “the way... - Read more

New prof hopes to empower youth

Teresa Hernández González draws links between language, identity and education

By Anna Sarkissian

Teresa Hernández González

Education professor Teresa Hernández González believes we need to modify the school system so that teachers are not the only sources of information. “Teachers help with tools and processes. But if we break the power relationship, everyone will feel... - Read more

More good news from Concordia Journalism

Diploma student’s scholarship win extends department’s impressive run

By Michael Keegan

Vanmala Subramaniam

Graduate Diploma student Vanmala Subramaniam has won a coveted CBC News Network Joan Donaldson Scholarship for 2010, upholding a tradition for Concordia’s Journalism program. “I’m really happy,” says the 24-year-old Subramaniam. “But honestly, mostly I’m relieved. It’s so competitive... - Read more

India trade mission a success

University representatives tour institutions with provincial leaders

President Judith Woodsworth recently returned from a Quebec trade mission to India led by Premier Jean Charest with eight agreements to expand, renew or develop partnerships between Concordia and educational institutions there. Woodsworth, along with Associate Vice-President International Affairs... - Read more