Dawson College

• Dawson College students present petition, ask Quebec government to maintain expansion project

  Members of the Dawson College student union are in Quebec City to demand the government reverse its decision to shelve the college's expansion project.

  Canada

  Mar 16
  
• Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade criticizes CAQ’s new language law during Dawson College visit

  Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade spoke to Dawson College students about the CAQ's decision to scrap an expansion project there, and criticized the government's new language law.

  Education

  Feb 24
  
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• Dawson College wants to meet with Quebec premier over shelved expansion plans

  Dawson College now counts with the support of Montreal-based French-language CEGEPS who believe a loss for Dawson is a loss for all. 

  Education

  Feb 10
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• Quebec higher education minister denies discrimination in Dawson College decision

  When questioned during a press conference Monday afternoon, Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann repeated what she said last week: it's a question of budget.

  Education

  Feb 7
• Dawson College expansion project faces ‘serious setback’ as province changes course

  The expansion of Dawson College had been in the works for years, but now the province has taken a U-turn with the project a source of contention in Quebec's political sphere.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Dawson College shooting survivors mark 15-year anniversary of 2006 tragedy

  Like last year, there was no formal memorial because of COVID-19. People were invited to visit the garden and pay their respects on their own time.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2021
• COVID-19: Calls for more transparency from CEGEPs when it comes to reporting cases

  Since the beginning of the pandemic Covid Ecoles Quebec has maintained an online list of schools with covid-19 cases on the website, including CEGEPs.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2021
• ‘Happy day’: Quebec CEGEPs reopen to in-person classes for 1st time since start of COVID-19

  Dawson College spokesperson Christina Parsons said the energy on campus Monday was incomparable to what she referred to as last year's 'ghost town.'

  Education

  Aug 23, 2021
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• Dawson College students vote to boycott final exams

  Dawson College has responded to the protest by saying that students who don't show up to their in-person exams will be given a grade of zero.

  Education

  May 26, 2021
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• Dawson College students vote on potential protest over in-person exams

  Dawson College students are voting on whether to hold a protest this week or not -- the latest step in a battle between the college and students over in-person exams amid COVID-19.

  Canada

  May 25, 2021