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• A wish fulfilled: Long sidetracked by family matters, 92‑year‑old finally receives Dal degree
  Marie Jones left Dal to take care of her sick teenaged son in the mid-1970s. This week, nearly a half century later, she crossed the stage to receive her parchment — one of 11 degrees her family has earned from the university.
  
• Saving the seas: Alum and ocean advocate helps fight plastic pollution in The Bahamas
  Kristal Ambrose’s (MMM’19) dedication to tackling the issue of plastic waste in our oceans led to a single-use plastics ban in her home country of The Bahamas, and inspired youth to become citizen scientists and join this worthy fight.
  
• Grad profile: A whole new world
  Dentistry grad Olu Brown's connection with Dal stretches back to her teenage years and has been exciting beyond what she imagined.
  
• Grad profile: Building a more reflective system of care
  Nursing grad Arielle Noseworthy helped connect with and recruit Indigenous and African Nova Scotian students into health fields during her time at Dal.
  

• A wish fulfilled: Long sidetracked by family matters, 92‑year‑old finally receives Dal degree
  Marie Jones left Dal to take care of her sick teenaged son in the mid-1970s. This week, nearly a half century later, she crossed the stage to receive her parchment — one of 11 degrees her family has earned from the university.
  
• Grad profile: An eye‑opening experience
  Francesca Sivilotti explored human behaviour and the law through multiple different perspectives as part of Dal's Law, Justice and Society program — setting her up for success as she heads to law school stateside this fall.
  
• Grad profile: Skatepark subculture through a social lens
  Honours Sociology and Social Anthropology grad Bridgette Norwood turned her personal passion for skateboarding into a critical examination of gender discrepancies in the skatepark.
  
• Grad profile: Staying on track
  Twenty-one years after beginning his degree — and after a few breaks along the journey to care for his daughters when they were young — Danny Englehutt is receiving his Bachelor of Arts in History degree.
  
• Grad profile: The human connection
  Fountain School of Performing Arts grad Sophie Wilcott found meaning and connection in theatre studies at Dal and leaves filled with aspirations to act, write and direct professionally.
  
• Influential Mi’kmaw historian honoured with special Dal‑commissioned portrait
  A portrait of Mi’kmaw author and activist Daniel Paul painted by renowned Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy is set to be displayed at Dalhousie in recognition of his contributions as a Mi’kmaw historian.