Student artists from across three decades of Dawson’s history are being highlighted in a new exhibition at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, where works created between 1993 and 2026 have been brought together to showcase the talent, experimentation and achievements of Visual Arts students. In an interview following the Oct. 8 vernissage, Amanda Beattie,…
The Dawson Ada Society invited alumni working at Deloitte who graduated from the Computer Science Technology program for a casual conversation about life after graduation and navigating the tech industry on Sept. 30. They covered topics like imposter syndrome, making mistakes, interview tips and finding the right career. The event gave students a chance to…
Dr. Fiona Rawle encouraged Dawson faculty to shift the conversation from “failure” to “friction” during her keynote address, The Science of Learning from Failure, at Dawson’s Fall Ped Day on Sept. 24. The word failure often carries feelings of disappointment, anxiety and hopelessness, noted Fiona, who holds a PhD in Pathology and Molecular Medicine and is…
A book that Dawson economics teacher Charles-Albert Ramsay has been working on for more than a year is now available. Aspects économiques de l’expérience autochtone au Canada, 2e édition is the French version of a book by Anya Hageman and Pauline Galoustian. In addition to translating the text, Charles contributed Quebec-specific content and added information…
Misha Solomon gave an energizing performance of poems from his book My Great Grandfather Danced Ballet at this fall’s Dawson Reads event on Sept. 17, sponsored by the English Department. The Dawson alumnus said the Languages program inspired his love of words when he was a college student. In response to a volley of questions…
The Warren G. Flowers Gallery is celebrating the college’s permanent art collection through an upcoming exhibition that features artworks created by Dawson students between 1993 and 2026. Many of these artworks may be familiar because they were gathered from around the campus (in hallways, offices, and classrooms). This exhibition sheds light on how the daily…
Dawson Mathematics teacher Mathilde Hitier is this year’s recipient of the Dieter-Lunkenbein Prize, a provincial award recognizing the top doctoral thesis in mathematics education in Quebec. Mathilde was recognized for her outstanding doctoral research in mathematics education, which offers fresh insights into the connection between mathematics and mechanics. The award, which will be presented at…
A men’s and women’s Division 1 basketball tournament hosted by Dawson College, featuring 10 of the most competitive teams in Canada, has been a tradition each October. The 2026 edition is taking place Oct. 9 to 11. The Joel Tyrell Basketball Classic has a deep tradition within Canada’s basketball community. Beginning in the late 1970s…
Dawson College was once again featured as a world leader in sustainability in the 2026 Sustainable Campus Index. Published in September by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), “the report celebrates top-performing institutions across 13 impact areas of sustainability, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS®),…
As Dawson’s Creative Collective for Change (CC4C) enters its fifth academic year, the unique para-academic, interdisciplinary initiative continues to bring students, alumni, faculty, artists, and community members together to explore social issues and positive change through art, pedagogy, and nonviolent activism. Founded by Pat Romano (Humanities) and Kim Simard (Cinema | Communications), CC4C was created…
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