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…
The Dawson Golf Classic is set to return in 2027. Under new leadership, the Dawson College Foundation is reviving this popular annual fundraising event. Plans are in the early stages, with a June date expected at the Summerlea Golf & Country Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion. Stay tuned for more info later this fall. Want to help…
Since 2024, the Collegial Applied Research Ecosystem (CARE) has been helping turn ideas into impact by connecting Dawson faculty, staff, students and community partners to tackle real-world challenges through applied research. Supported by an external multi-year NSERC CCI Mobilize grant rather than the College’s operating budget, CARE is designed to make applied research more accessible…
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…
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…
“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…
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, began as a beautiful sunny day. Then, “a lightning strike came out of nowhere,” said Richard Filion, who was Director General of Dawson College at the time. Many Montrealers, Quebecers and Canadians know what happened that day, and many who are old enough remember it vividly. Student Anastasia De Sousa was…
Last Modified: September 17, 2026
