“The speakers in front of us were talking about exclusion, fear and vulnerability. We sat in the room as privileged students, protected by the same system that had failed them.” This realization emerged during the four-day intensive Solidarity in Action: A Local Perspective (January 13–16), where, alongside our teacher Ben Lander, we met immigrants, refugee…
For the first time, third-year students from the Physiotherapy Technology Program at Dawson College collaborated with pre-school and elementary school students from Résonance Montréal, previously known as the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf, to conduct comprehensive balance and proprioception screenings. The initiative, which took place over a two-week period, marked an important milestone in community partnership and experiential learning in…
On Feb. 18, 33 students from the Dawson College Model United Nations (DCMUN) delegation went to Toronto for five days to compete at the North American Model United Nations conference against top delegates from universities across the world–from Canada, France and the U.S. among others. Delegates spent three days on the University of Toronto’s campus,…
On Thursday, April 16, a large student space at Dawson College will hum with creativity as 30 student artists from the Illustration and Visual Arts programs transform blank canvases into stunning works in just two hours. This is Artists in Bloom, Dawson’s cherished annual fundraising event. Get your ticket here. Your $25 ticket provides: Admission…
Applications are now open for a new award honouring the late Dr. Catherine Fichten, longtime Dawson Psychology professor, active researcher, mentor, and co-director of the Adaptech Research Network. The Dr. Catherine Fichten Future Researcher Award will be given to a graduating student with a disability who shows passion for pursuing academic research in psychology or…
This semester, I was part of a group of approximately 25 students in my class Solidarity in Action: A Local Perspective, who participated in an intensive learning experience focused on migrant justice in Montréal. Over several days, we stepped outside the classroom and met with community organizations including the Immigrant Work Centre (IWC), Jia Foundation,…
Liz Charles, renowned champion of student-centered education at Dawson College, retired this February after decades of pioneering classroom innovations. This milestone caps a distinguished career highlighted by her recent receipt of the 2025 Prix Gérald-Sigouin from the AQPC, as detailed in this story. Liz began teaching at Dawson in 1986 in the Photography Department and…
Congratulations to 2025 3D Animation & CGI graduates Jessica Ngo and Hoang Hai Luu! Their collaborative thesis film, Mu, has received the Best Animation Award at the FLIC Film Festival in Polson, Montana. Created as their final-year project and completed in June 2025, Mu highlights the creative vision, technical excellence, and teamwork nurtured in Dawson’s 3D Animation program. This recognition…
To say retired Dawson English teacher Elaine Bander has had an almost lifelong love affair with 18th and 19th century novels is no exaggeration. Ironically, she avoided Jane Austen novels until her third year of university at McGill. Then she read Emma for a course and was hooked. She moved onto other novels, letters, and fragments. Since…
On December 27, 2025, 19 second-year students from the Social Change and Solidarity program, accompanied by two teachers—Sara and Mark—and their supervisor, 5-year-old Amelia, embarked on a three-week solidarity trip to Cuba. While our program provides strong, classroom-based learning, it also emphasizes learning beyond the classroom and looking at the broader structures at play, which…
Last Modified: February 12, 2026
