• Painting commemorating migration of Black refugees to Nova Scotia on special loan from Army Museum
  After being featured in the Lord Dalhousie Report, Richard Rudnicki's vivid portrait of the arrival of Black refugees to Nova Scotia in 1814 has now been loaned to Dalhousie from the Army Museum and will be on display in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons for all to see.
  
• Humanity in conflict: Omar Khadr & Ishmael Beah share the stage at Dallaire Initiative child soldiers event
  Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr spoke publicly on stage for the first time at a discussion event Monday night hosted by the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.
  
• How two women pulled off a medieval manuscript heist in post‑war Germany
  Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands — until it was smuggled home. As the bombing of Dresden marks its 75th anniversary, Dal Musicologist Jennifer Bain shares this fascinating story.
  
• Social betterment and sentimentality: Fountain School’s "Ephemera" takes to the stage
  The cast and directing team of Dalhousie’s third-year production, "Ephemera: A Devised Theatre Creation," take an insightful and unapologetic look into Canada’s contemporary theatre scene.
  
• How Canada’s new election law has silenced political debate
  Canada’s new Elections Act may have prevented the type of mammoth election spending seen in the United States via super-PACs, but it's been at the expense of public debate, writes IDS prof John Cameron.
  
• Representation matters: Dal students working on book about Nova Scotia’s 50 female MLAs
  Sarah Dobson and Grace Evans are helping capture the experiences of Nova Scotia's female MLAs in a new book targeted for release in early 2020.
  

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• Painting commemorating migration of Black refugees to Nova Scotia on special loan from Army Museum
  After being featured in the Lord Dalhousie Report, Richard Rudnicki's vivid portrait of the arrival of Black refugees to Nova Scotia in 1814 has now been loaned to Dalhousie from the Army Museum and will be on display in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons for all to see.
  
• Humanity in conflict: Omar Khadr & Ishmael Beah share the stage at Dallaire Initiative child soldiers event
  Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr spoke publicly on stage for the first time at a discussion event Monday night hosted by the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.
  
• How two women pulled off a medieval manuscript heist in post‑war Germany
  Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands — until it was smuggled home. As the bombing of Dresden marks its 75th anniversary, Dal Musicologist Jennifer Bain shares this fascinating story.
  
• Social betterment and sentimentality: Fountain School’s "Ephemera" takes to the stage
  The cast and directing team of Dalhousie’s third-year production, "Ephemera: A Devised Theatre Creation," take an insightful and unapologetic look into Canada’s contemporary theatre scene.