Dawson Professional Photography exhibiting large prints in the 5th Floor west hallway. One hundred feet of photos from our talented sixth-semester students. The exhibit will be up until March 4.
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 that time, she has made her way to becoming a premiere Jane Austen authority, presenting and attending conferences at Jane Austen gatherings near and far. And now, her first book, Reading with Jane Austen, a labour of love, has been published by Bucknell University Press for release on March 10.
Visit the link for the homepage news story by Donna Varrica.
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.
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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.
Visit the link for a homepage news story featuring heartfelt tributes from colleagues.
The second-year students of the Professional Theatre program are proud to present two upcoming shows.
Concord Floral by Canadian writer Jordan Tannahill is about a group of misfits who discover a dead body in their favourite hang-out spot and must confront their past. Concord Floral is directed by Matt Enos and runs from March 4 – 7. Get your ticket: https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/concordfloral?lang=en
In Friends by Japanese writer Kobo Abe, a man’s apartment is invaded by a family of strangers who won’t leave. Friends is directed by Michael Hughes and runs from March 11-14. Get your ticket:https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/friends?lang=en
Both shows are free with a suggested donation of $5.
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 is why this trip has been an essential part of the curriculum for several years.
Visit the link for a feature report by some of the students who attended.
Dawson employees now have a new place to unwind, recharge, and connect. The College’s new staff lounge opened on Feb. 12, and employees can access it using the code shared by the Communications Office in an All Dawson email on the same day. Located in the former nursing program space on the sixth floor (6B.1),…
Political Science faculty member Dónal Gill has published a new article: https://perspectivesjournal.ca/confidence-supply-communications/
The article is about the strategic communications used by the NDP during the 2022-24 Supply and Confidence Agreement with the Liberals and uses sentiment analysis on the leader's social media posts.
The Graduating students of the Professional Theatre Department open their new play this week: Revolt. She said. Revolt again. by Alice Birch. Through a series of arresting vignettes and a collection of contemporary characters, the play examines the language, behaviour and forces impacting women in the 21st century, and asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to affect change? Directed by Stefanie Buxton.
See all the showtimes and get your tickets here: https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/revolt
Dawson College proudly celebrated four exceptional teachers at Winter Ped Day on Jan. 14, where they received the Director General’s Teaching Excellence Award for 2024–2025.
Honoured this year were: Michael Duckett (History), Felix Fuchs (English), Jennifer Koopman (Humanities), and Meghan Waugh (Interior Design). Each of them was nominated by students and colleagues for their inspiring teaching and commitment to creating engaging learning environments. Their work exemplifies Dawson’s mission to put students and quality learning at the heart of everything we do.
A feature article was published in November when their names were announced: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/news/four-dawson-teachers-honoured-for-teaching-excellence/
Photo, left to right: Interim Director General Leanne Bennett with Teaching Excellence recipients: Meghan, Michael, Jennifer and Felix at Ped Day.
Last Modified: February 26, 2026
