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Concordia University defines next-generation education by anticipating the future of what a university can and should be. Our research and teaching is daring, transformative and distinct with a “big thinking” approach that examines societal issues from an expansive, interdisciplinary perspective. Concordia is an open and engaged university that encourages students to become active, critical and global citizens. As part of Montreal’s fabric, we are deeply connected to the city — and we are deeply connected to the world at large. More than 46,000 students choose Concordia each year. Globally, we have nearly 200,000 graduates.

L’Université Concordia vous invite à sauter dans le monde de l’éducation nouvelle génération. Tournés vers l’avenir, nous savons ce qu’une université peut et doit être. Nos recherches et notre enseignement sont non seulement uniques et audacieux, mais aussi en constante évolution. Nous voyons grand, voilà pourquoi nous examinons les enjeux sociaux d’un point de vue global et interdisciplinaire. Concordia est une université ouverte et engagée qui encourage ses étudiants et étudiantes à devenir des citoyens du monde impliqués et critiques. Nos racines sont montréalaises et notre ADN est profondément lié à cette ville, mais notre regard, lui, est tourné vers le monde entier. Plus de 46 000 étudiants choisissent Concordia chaque année, ce qui fait en sorte que nous avons globalement près de 200 000 diplômés aux quatre coins de la planète.

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Tumblr’s new rules will likely shut much of the LGBTQ youth activity. Here a chaptered LGBTQ youth themed comic on Tumblr. Akshay Varaham

Why Tumblr’s ban on adult content is bad for LGBTQ youth

Stefanie Duguay, Concordia University

LGBTQ youth use Tumblr more frequently than others. The platform has provided a safe space for youth to explore sexual identities and find crucial support. A new regulating policy may change all that.
Learning in community is linked to better academic performance and gains in skill, competence and knowledge as well as overall satisfaction with university experience. Pictured here, a regular discussion and learning event at Concordia University.

Why universities need homerooms

Eva Pomeroy, Concordia University

Undergraduate students need a learning community that meets throughout their degrees for workshops and community-building. Such a post-secondary ‘homeroom’ could multiply positive connections.
Nadia Murad, co-récipiendaire du Prix Nobel de la Paix 2018, lors de la conférence de presse du National Press Club de Washington, D.C., le 8 octobre 2018. (AP Photos)

Le Canada doit engager des poursuites judiciaires contre les combattants de l’EI qui rentrent au pays

Kyle Matthews, Concordia University

Si le Canada prend vraiment au sérieux les règles de justice internationale, les droits de la personne et l'ordre international, il doit poursuivre en justice ses citoyens qui ont combattu pour l'EI.
Les étudiants grévistes des CEGEP montréalais manifestent le 21 novembre 2018 contre les stages non rémunérés. Presse Canadienne/Ryan Remiorz

Faut-il rémunérer les stages étudiants?

Saul Carliner, Concordia University

Le cœur du problème réside en une lacune du code du travail, qui permet des stages non rémunérés pour certains étudiants, mais pas pour d’autres. C’est cela que les étudiants devraient cibler.
An NGO representative stands in front of a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris climate change conference in December 2015. (Michel Euler/AP Photo)

The Climate Clock: Counting down to 1.5°C

H. Damon Matthews, Concordia University; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Myles Allen, University of Oxford, and Piers Forster, University of Leeds

We are on track to reach 1.5°C of global warming within 16 years according to new data.
People gather at a memorial ceremony to honour the 13 students and one staff member killed at the École Polytechnique Massacre, Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Less talk, more action: National Day of Remembrance on Violence Against Women

Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University

The day of remembrance and action, also called White Ribbon Day, marks the anniversary of the murders of 14 female engineering students killed in 1989 at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Residents stand near rescued Rohingya men after they were brought ashore by local fishermen in Kuala Idi, Aceh province, Indonesia on Dec. 4, 2018. A wooden boat carrying the hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims, forced to flee Myanmar and Bangladesh, was found adrift. (AP Photo/Iskandar Ishak)

The world’s disturbing inaction as the Genocide Convention turns 70

Kyle Matthews, Concordia University and Allan Rock, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The UN’s Genocide Convention turns 70 this month. It’s time for the world to reaffirm its commitment to the international law and show the moral courage of our convictions.
Ontario PC leadership candidate Tanya Granic Allen arrives to participate in a debate in Ottawa in February 2018. Granic Allen was supported by the Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), and the organization said it recruited more than 9,000 PC memberships in support of her campaign to became the premier of Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

From America to Ontario: The political impact of the Christian right

André Gagné, Concordia University and Andréa Febres-Gagné, McGill University

Christian right groups in Canada may not have the same resources as their American counterparts. They are, nonetheless, attracting supporters by borrowing some U.S. tactics.
Barcelone est une ville où divers aspects «intelligents» contribuent à la vie de tous les jours. Photo by Tim Easley on Unsplash

Le cohabitat est-il l'avenir des villes ?

Cheryl Gladu, Concordia University

Lorsque les membres d’une communauté se regroupent pour créer leur propre quartier, ils optent pour une vie matériellement simple, mais relationnellement riche.
Des milliers d'évangéliques américains participent à un rally en faveur du candidat évangélique Franklin Graham, sur une place près du Capitol de Nashville, au Tennessee, le 3 mai 2016. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Qui sont les évangéliques et comment influencent-ils les élections ?

André Gagné, Concordia University

Soyons conscients du poids politique de la droite religieuse, même au Canada. Ces groupes savent comment se mobiliser autour de causes communes, et discrètement réseauter avec la classe politique.
Truly learning to code involves more than episodic experiences. Students should ideally develop a ‘coding mindset.’ Nesa by makers/Unsplash

The promise of the “learn to code” movement

Ivan Ruby, Concordia University and Ann-Louise Davidson, Concordia University

Learning to code is often presented as a solution to job market problems of the 21st century, but are students really learning the competencies they will need?
Laurie Nickel and her daughter Stephanie hold a protest sign during a union meeting after General Motors announced it would be closing its plant in Oshawa, Ont., that employs 2,500 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima

GM closures: Oshawa needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’

Steven High, Concordia University

General Motors has announced it’s closing plants in Canada and the U.S. Many of the towns have built cars for decades or longer. A plant closing shatters people’s sense of belonging and identity.
Striking CEGEP students hold a demonstration to protest against unpaid internships in Montreal on Nov. 21, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

To pay or not to pay: That’s the internship question

Saul Carliner, Concordia University

Legal or not, unpaid internships are likely to continue as long as people face barriers breaking into the workforce and some employers see the opportunity for free labour.
Tinder profiles showcase different symbols depending on where you are in the world. In Brazil, woman display wealth, a sign of group affiliation. Here a scene from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Andre Mendonca/Unsplash

Tinder profiles around the world: Same, same but different

Chaim Kuhnreich, Concordia University

Cultural differences play an important role in the experience of day to day activities, including online dating.
Canadian orthoodontists were able to sell braces and other orthodental procedures by promising patients better lives with better teeth. (Shutterstock)

How did orthodontists sell orthodontics?

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Melissa Micu, Concordia University

Why do Canadians have such straight white teeth? The story is in the marketing of orthodontics in Canada.
Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault on the campaign trail last September before the election that saw his party form a majority government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Québec’s push to ban the hijab is ‘sexularism’

Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University

The Québec government’s push to ban the hijab is ‘sexularism’ and also basic nationalism – one that pits an ‘us’ against ‘them,’ where the ‘them’ represent multiple threats to the nation.
Nadia Murad, co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, listens to a question at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why Canada must prosecute returning ISIS fighters

Kyle Matthews, Concordia University

If Canada truly stands for multiculturalism, pluralism, the rule of law, global justice, human rights and the liberal international order, we must prosecute our citizens who have fought with ISIS.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018 about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Big Tech is overselling AI as the solution to online extremism

Kyle Matthews, Concordia University and Nicolai Pogadl, Concordia University

Many tech titans say they can self-regulate online hate speech and extremism with artificial intelligence, but can they?

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