The recent controversy surrounding President Emeritus Judith Woodsworth’s resignation has once again ignited debate about governance at the university. “For a crazy institution, you need a psychiatrist,” a professor was quoted as saying. Coincidentally, Concordia’s new Interim President (and president emeritus), Frank Lowy is a psychiatric consultant. The Issue in Context Concordia is no stranger to questionable practices in top-tier [...]

Whether you are just starting out with university, or preparing to graduate, it’s always important to start career planning early. This was advice given by Bernard Gauthier, CEO of Delta Media, Inc. and others who graced the ASFA Career Panel, on Tuesday, 15th of January at Concordia University. Let me first use this platform to thank everyone who attended: the [...]

Recently, Harrison Kratz produced a two-part interview with Deirdre Breakenridge for PRTV, a wonderful initiative that brings the PR community together, with some amazing content for PR students. Deirdre had some great things to say – and she always does. She connects with her audience, making her one of the influencers in the social media scene. She provides valuable advice [...]

Harrison Kratz of Kratz PR published a post that people are the foundation of PR. He was referring to the people aspect of technology, or more specifically, people as determinant of the role and success of technologies such as Facebook and Twitter. This is an important aspect to remember. There is another aspect regarding people as well when it comes [...]

LinkedIn is a wonderful community of professional connections and associations. It’s very engaged, versatile, and always abuzz about things that are relevant. It makes sense that managing such a community is no small feat, and many people work together to ensure that the network lives up to professional standards demanded by users. Recently, LinkedIn sent out an email inviting me [...]