Alan Shepard will step down as Concordia's president in 2019

Alan Shepard has announced he will step down as president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in June 2019 to accept a position as president of Western University.
“It is with mixed emotions that I announce that I have accepted the presidency of Western University,” Shepard wrote in an open letter to Concordia students and faculty that was posted on the university’s website on Thursday.
“Our achievements together are reflected in many ways — our record