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.
Visit the link for the homepage news story, which includes a link to their annual newsletter and plans for this fall.
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®), and features innovative stories of leadership from campuses around the world,” read the AASHE press release dated Sept. 8, 2026.
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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.
For the game schedule, ticket prices and more, visit the link to the homepage news story by Carey-Ann Pawsey.
The Peace Garden was looking its best on Sept. 11 as families, survivors, guests, dignitaries, police officers and first responders, members of the Dawson community and media gathered for the 20-year commemoration of the Dawson tragedy.
That welcoming setting was thanks in large part to the efforts of students in two sections of the intensive Physical Education Eco-Landscaping course, taught by Angela Corinthios and Paul Wasacz.
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Second-year Liberal Arts student Luna Kramer-Jamet is the 2026 winner of the Liberal Arts Brick Books Poetry Prize. Her winning sonnet, Winter on Rue Duluth, was published in the Liberal Arts Anthology, an annual student publication that has been produced for more than 25 years. As part of the prize, Luna also received the books published by Brick Books last year.
Visit the link for the homepage news story and to read her poem.
“I want to be part of this!” That’s what Peace Studies Certificate Coordinator Ivan Freud thought when he saw images of retired Director General Richard Filion greeting students on the first day they returned to campus after the terrible events of Sept. 13, 2006.
Twenty years after the Dawson tragedy, the Peace Studies Certificate continues to help students explore peace building, social justice and nonviolence while fostering a community committed to positive change.
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Thanks to outreach efforts and faculty members who have woven experiential and land-based learning into the curriculum, Dawson’s Journeys program has attracted enough students to launch two cohorts for the first time.
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Biology faculty member Tonia De Bellis is stepping into a new role as Associate Dean of Science, Medical Studies and Engineering.
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Julien-Alexandre Pinard, a graduate of the Education, Family and Childhood profile of Social Science, and Alexa Blasato, a graduate of the Enriched Health Science program, were the two valedictorians for the two graduation ceremonies on June 23 for Dawson's Class of 2026.
They both gave moving speeches that are well worth reading. The College featured each of them in website news stories and the text of their speech is at the bottom of each story:
Representing the Class of 2026: Julien-Alexandre Pinard takes the stage
From setback to strength: valedictorian Alexa Blasato’s journey of resilience and impact
Many of Dawson's Winter 2026 award recipients received their awards at Dawson's Graduation ceremonies on June 23.
You can see all the recipients here on the Awards Celebration page: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/awards-scholarships/award-recipients/
Last Modified: October 1, 2026
