Richard Filion remembers
Former Director General Richard Filion shared his thoughts and memories of Sept. 13, 2006 in this interview published Oct. 5 on the website of the Portail du réseau collégial du Québec. Visit the link to read it.
Dawson remains a worldwide leader in sustainability
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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Dawson team off to Science on tourne! nationals
The trick to being a good engineer is to learn by doing and to persevere through challenges, failures and setbacks, says Enriched Science co-coordinator Chris Whittaker. This year 27 Dawson students on eight teams lived this experience through the Science on tourne! competition.
Visit the link to learn about the wining team's project in the homepage news story.
ICYMI: Dawson on Tout le monde en parle
On Feb. 1, Radio Canada's Sunday night talk show Tout le monde en parle featured conversations with retired Director General Richard Filion, mother of Anastasia de Sousa, Louise de Sousa, and survivor Hayder Kadhim. They were looking back on events of 20 years ago.
You can watch the episode here: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/tout-le-monde-en-parle/site/episodes/1142487/1er-fevrier-2026
Dawson students come second at provincial design contest
Dawson won second place out of 40 teams from across the province at L’Odyssée de L’objet en 48hr, an industrial design contest organized by Réseau Technoscience Nov. 7-9. More than 20 Dawson students took part. The competition is not over yet! You can vote for your favourite for the last prize, the PRIX COUP de COEUR…
Dawson grad won QWF College Writer’s Award
The 2025 recipient of the Quebec Writers’ Federation College Writer’s Award is Zoë Vega, who wrote the winning piece while they were at Dawson College. Since graduating, they have gone on to Concordia University. Zoë, who is studying creative writing, took a few moments to participate in a Q & A with the Communications Office.
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Dawson collaboration brings inspiring marathon story to life in graphic novel
An inspiring story of friendship, determination, and accessibility is being brought to life in a new graphic novel entitled RUN. The project follows Bradley Heaven, a Dawson College graduate with Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy, and Dan O’Connor, his integration aide and co-founder of their non-profit All Access Life, as they take on their first marathon together in October 2021.
The graphic novel captures the extraordinary challenge they faced: Dan pushing Brad (Social Science, Class of 2020) in an adaptive stroller for 40 kms before Brad switched to his adaptive walker to complete the final 2.2 kms solo. As English faculty member Andrew Katz, who is collaborating on the project, said: “Things did not go according to plan. It made for an eventful day—and a great story.”
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Cooking for Justice: Dawson students serve up more than just soup
A new initiative called Cooking for Justice is connecting Dawson College students with their community—and with each other—one pot of soup at a time. Led by Diana Rice of the Office of Sustainability, the project blends hands-on cooking with lessons in social justice, sustainability, and mutual aid, transforming classroom time into meaningful action.
“It started last year during Indigenous Awareness Week,” explains Diana Rice. “The students of the Decolonization and Indigenization Studies certificate and the Office of Sustainability teamed up to make Three Sisters Soup to donate to Resilience Montreal as our contribution to the week. The students enjoyed the work so much that I decided it would be a great repeat activity, but this time with the intention of working directly with teachers and their classes.”
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First Prix Paul-André-Linteau awarded to Scholar in Residence Janice Harvey
One of Dawson’s Scholars in Residence, retired history professor and very active researcher Janice Harvey, is the first person to win the Prix Paul-André-Linteau, awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amerique français for the best book on Montreal history published last year.
Janice did a Q & A with the Communications Office about her book, Their Benevolent Design. Conservative Women and Protestant Child Charities in Montreal.
Visit the link for the Q & A featured in a homepage news story.
Dawson in the news
Diana Rice of the Office of Sustainability was interviewed by CTV News. about Food Justice programs.
You can see the Oct. 23 report by visiting the link.
Last Modified: October 15, 2026
