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The Dawson Reads Writer Series features author Alexander MacLeod reading, talking about his work, and taking questions on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 12 PM in 5B.16. QWF College Writers Award finalist and recent Dawson graduate Clara FreyÌýwill also be reading from her work.ÌýThe event is open to the public.

Alexander MacLeod's work has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, and The Globe and Mail.ÌýHis first collection of short stories, Light Lifting,Ìýwas named a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and the Commonwealth Book Prize. In 2019, he won an O Henry Prize. His most recent collection, Animal Person, was published in 2022 and was recognized as a "Book of the Year" byThe New Yorker, The Irish Times, The Globe and Mail and CBC Books. Alexander lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and teachesÌýat Saint Mary’s University.Ìý

MacLeod holds degrees from McGill University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Windsor. He currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and teaches at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.Ìý

In 2024, he edited, with Souvankham Thammavongsa the special 35th anniversary edition of The Journey Prize Anthology.Ìý

Photo by Heather A. Crosby Gionet, courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada.

Welcome to the second edition of the third-year health expo. Nursing students have curated information and resources for the Dawson community. Subjects are varied and interesting and touch a variety of possible populations present at Dawson. From how to create a first aid kit to demystifying IUD's. Come encourage our graduating class! The expo will be Friday, Feb. 28 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the lower atrium.

The Social Science program is once again offering a week of talks on a variety of topics that will be of interest to the entire college community. Social Science Week will take place Feb. 3 to 7. The program is found here.

Social Science Week is an opportunity for students to see what contemporary Social Scientists are up to and to learn more about the many pathways Social Science study can lead to. It is also a moment to reflect deeply on the most meaningful questions we face at this point in history, questions about climate catastrophe, our rapidly changing media landscapes, art-making and race-relations, and how to think about conflict, both locally and abroad. These talks invite students and faculty to step out of the constraints of the traditional classroom, and into conversations about the world that is and the world that is to come.

Visit the link to go to the schedule for Social Science week.