One of Dawson’s most famous graduates, Steven Pinker (Social Science, 1973), is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He teaches at Harvard University where he is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology. Best known as for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind, he is the…
The English department’s Alyson Grant is at it again, and to great effect. Her play Conversion is playing until February 25 in NDG, see link for details: https://events.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/event/conversion-presented-by-infinitheatre/2018-02-13/ The play, much like its predecessors Trench Pattern and Progress!, explores the dynamics of everyday life until they explode into profound examinations of war, life and…
Fiona Hanley, Nursing Program Coordinator, has eloquently but firmly called out the devaluation of the nursing profession and its detrimental effect on the healthcare system. Her letter to the editor published on February 13 in Le Devoir (in French) calls upon the Ministry of Health to enter into a dialogue with nurses practicing in every…
Twenty keen and adventurous students travelled to Costa Rica this month to explore one of the most biodiverse places on the planet as part of our Ecology & Culture complimentary course. Students got to discover flora and fauna hands-on, studying adaptations to the various natural environments, including the tropical dry forest, tropical wet forest and…
Students of the North-South Studies profile recently returned from a month-long social justice/solidarity trip to Nicaragua. The group travelled to the cities of Managua, León and Granada, but spent the bulk of their fieldtrip in small villages while living individually with local families. The villages included Las Pozas and El Carrizal in the western part…
As of January 1, Dawson College has gone smoke-free. Completely smoke-free, from one end of the campus to the other, including the grassy (snowy) grounds, Atwater to Wood, de Maisonneuve to Sherbrooke. This move comes in response to a number of incentives, beginning with the adoption of the Strategic Plan in Fall 2016 with one…
Dawson College has received confirmation from Place des Arts that Théâtre Maisonneuve will be available for the graduation ceremonies celebrating DEC and AEC graduates from Summer 2017, Fall 2017 or Winter 2018 on June 21, 2018. Due to the large number of graduates, there will be two ceremonies – one at 2:30 p.m. and one…
The Director General Richard Filion set the stage at his annual January address for a semester of new challenges, new consultation and continuing work in the pursuit of the academic mission as the College welcomes students on January 18 for the Winter session. Read his full address below. WELCOME BACK ADDRESS – JANUARY 17,…
In 1982, second-year Nursing student Anne-Marie Howlett was living her dream pursuing a college diploma in a profession she was passionate about and could not wait to start practicing. In the Fall of 1982, her life was tragically cut short at 19 years of age when she was fatally struck by a car as she…
In October 2017, I attended the presentation “Program Analytics”, led by Sameer Bhatnagar and Jonathon Sumner, held as part of the Ped Day activities at Dawson College. I came away from the session thoroughly impressed by Dawson’s learning analytics initiative. I contacted the workshop leaders in hopes that they would share their project details with…
Last Modified: December 1, 2017
