18th Annual Conference Attracts Scholars to Examine Shakespeare’s Work and Identity

Today, the Shakespeare Authorship Research Centre (SARC) announced its speaker line-up for the 18th annual spring conference taking place at Concordia University April 10-13, 2014. More than 15 speakers include scholars and playwrights from Stanford University, Washington State University, Concordia University and more.

Concordia University will host a series of free, public events during the month of February on its Portland, Ore. campus at 2811 N.E. Holman St., unless otherwise noted. For a full list of events, visit www.cu-portland.edu/calendar. 

Internationally renowned author Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, visited with students at Concordia University and spoke to a sold-out crowd of 600 attendees at the 3rd Annual Gov. Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Awards on Feb. 4 at the Portland Art Museum.

The awards ceremony, presented by HotChalk Inc., was held at the Portland Art Museum to raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate innovative leaders in the education field. Concordia University’s College of Education prepares more teachers than any other higher education institution in Oregon.

U.S. News ranked Concordia University Portland among the top schools for online graduate education in rankings released today. For Concordia, its highest scores were in the area of faculty credentials, followed by closely by student engagement.

Concordia ranked 120th and was the only Oregon-based university to be included in the rankings and one of the only five Pacific Northwest universities to make the list.