Black Student Advising

Advocacy & Counselling

The Centre provides support for any student of African descent to help identify goals and pathways through your post-secondary career at Dalhousie University. We assist you in developing skills that will make you successful learners and outstanding individuals. Assistance is available if you're having difficulty navigating academic expectations, financial management, or the complexity of campus life. Resources are available for one-on-one advising and counselling. We can also act as an advocate if you find yourself involved in the campus academic or non-academic discipline processes. 

Study Skills

Whether you're doing well and want to do better, or if you're experiencing academic difficulty, Study Skills can help you reach your academic potential during your time at Dalhousie.

Writing

The Dalhousie Writing Centre offers support in all subjects—from academic assignments to dissertations—for both undergraduate and graduate students. They meet with you individually to discuss your work and also offer events and seminars. A representative from the Writing Centre is available in our office every Monday from noon–2 p.m.

Mentorship Program

1. High school mentoring: Designed to help prepare grades 10-12 students of African descent for university. A Dalhousie student is paired with a high school student of similar interests with the intent to expose them to various disciplines and offer information on admission requirements, course selection and scholarship criteria.

2. Peer mentoring/tutoring program: Connect students who need help in a specific area with an upper year/grad student who is experienced in that field.

3. Professional mentorship: Designed to foster networking and a lasting relationship with established professionals and Faculty members who are of African descent.

We know that financing a post-secondary education can sometimes be a challenge, but there are plenty of resources both on and off campus to help relieve the burden.

Please explore the following sources of financial aid:

• African Canadian Services Division
• Black Educators Association
• Dalhousie Alumni Association Scholarship
• Dalhousie Scholarship for First Nation & Black Students
• Dr. Carrie Best Scholarship
• James Robinson Johnson Chair Black Canadian Studies (Graduate Studies)
• Summer Student Research Program (Non-Medicine Dalhousie students)
• The Bissett Scholarship
• The Chancellor's Scholarship
• Transition Year Program

For other Dalhousie scholarships and bursaries please vsit the Registrar's Office website.

The Centre supports all societies on campus and we encourage you to visit the Dalhousie Student Union's website for a full list of student societies. The following societies may be of particular interest to students from the African Diaspora:

• African Students Association (DASA)
• Black Canadian Students Association (BCSA)
• Black United Students Association (BUSA)
• Dalhousie Caribbean Connections / St. Mary's Caribbean Society
  
• International Students Association (DISA)
• Students Inspiring Change (Student Inc.)

Dalhousie Resources

• Dalhousie Law School Indigenous Black and Mi'kmaq Initiative
• Transition Year Program (program to help First Nations and African-Canadian students gain admission into Dalhousie University)
• James Robinson Johnston Endowed Chair in Black Canadian Studies
• Imhotep's Legacy After-School Science Project

Nova Scotia Resources

• The Black Business Initiative
• African Canadian Services Division
• Black Cultural Centre
• Black History Month Association
• Black Educators Association
• Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services (ISIS)
• The Canadian Blood Services - Stem Cell and Marrow Network
• Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs
• Health Association of African Canadians
• Nova Scotia Association of Black Social Workers

We publish a newsletter aimed at informing, inspiring and emplowering black students at Dal.

Check out the December issue of Africvoice for information on our Christmas Lunch Party, Martin Luther King Jr. Day event and more!