Student Profiles and Stories
Watch: Alumni share their experiences and advice for future students
Asrar Haq-Montford (BAH’19), Linxi Zhang (BA’21), James Dixon (BA’25), Reagan Lindsay-Kereluik (BA’25) and Jeremie Boudreau (BMus’25) share highlights of their experiences studying at Dalhousie, what they’ve been doing since graduating, and advice for future Dal students on why they should choose to study in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
- Grad profile: The page-turner (Dal News, October 28, 2025)
Nora Riemersma (English and Creative Writing) - A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major (Dal News, June 10, 2025)
James Dixon (Black & African Diaspora Studies and Philosophy)
Portia Wright (Psychology and Black & African Diaspora Studies) - Grad profile: A political awakening abroad (Dal News, June 10, 2025)
Meaghan De Adder (Political Science and International Development Studies) - Grad profile: Making sense of identity (Dal News, June 10, 2025)
Uihyeok Jung (Sociology and History) - Grad profile: From criminology to the Berlin opera (Dal News, June 10, 2025)
Sophia Maskine (Music) - Grad profile: Around the world and back (Dal News, June 10, 2025)
Liam Oko (Theatre) - Excellence in action: Meet this year's Dal Board of Governos' Award winners (Dal News, March 28, 2025)
Kriti Maini (Political Science and History)
Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz (Political Science) - Grad profile - An academic awakening (Dal News, October 22, 2024)
Tyeshia Angel Jordan (Gender and Women's Studies) - Grad profile - Food (culture) for thought (Dal News, May 28, 2024)
Michelle Wang (Social Anthropology and International Development Studies) - Grad profile - Don't be afraid (Dal News, May 28, 2024)
Krista Collier-Jarvis (English) - Grad profile -A dramatic awakening (Dal News, May 28, 2024)
Daniel Nwobi (Theatre) - Grad profile - Embracing her twin passions (Dal News, May 28, 2024)
Louisa Steigenberger (Theatre [Costume Studies] and Law, Justice and Society) - Grad profile - Like walking in a dream (Dal News, May 28, 2024)
Elder Ann LaBillois (Philosophy) - Financial support keeps FASS student's focus on the write path (Stories of Impact, December 5, 2023)
Destiny Renzelli (English and Creative Writing) - How I spent my summer: Feeling at home in Germany (Dal News, October 6, 2023)
Delphi Le Blanc (Environment, Sustainability & Society and German) - How I spent my summer: A most dramatic experience (Dal News, September 21, 2023)
Eleanor Sawchuk (BA with Honours in Theatre - Costume Studies program) - Grad profile - An eye-opening experience (Dal News, June 2023)
Francesca Sivilotti (Law, Justice & Society) - Grade profile - Skatepark subculture through a social lens (Dal News, June 2023)
Bridgette Norwood (Sociology & Social Antrhopology) - Grad profile - The human connection (Dal News, June 2023)
Sophie Wilcott (Theatre) - Grad profile - Staying on track (Dal News, June 2023)
Danny Englehutt (History) - Dal students fight for practical solutions to ease housing and food insecurity (Dal News, April 2023)
Students in the International Development Studies course: Development and Activism - Classics grads sweep advanced national competition for Greek and Latin translation (Dal News, November 2022)
Angus Wilson, Malcolm Sepulchre, Joanna Daley (Classics) - Grad profile - Putting the sociological imagination to work (Dal News, November 2022)
Kris George (Sociology) - Grad profile - An instrumental change brings joy of performance back to music student (Dal News, May 2022)
Jonathan Haggett (Music) - Grad profile - Finding the right balance (Dal News, May 2022)
Claire Mercer (History and Political Science) - Dal's latest Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholar deciphers our changing democracy (Dal News, May 2022)
Tobias Gerhard Schminke (Political Science) - "Wonder"-ful launch: FASS student celebrates debut novel (Dal News, April 2022)
K.R. Byggdin (English and Creative Writing) - Costume Studies students capture how women in 1896 challenged social norms through clothing (Dal News, April 2022)
- Unlocking the power of the past: Dal History student awarded McCall MacBain scholarship (Dal News, April 2022)
Anna Gaudet (History and Environment, Society & Sustainability) - FASS student's career-change ambitions are reinforced by ecosystem of support (Dal News, January 2022)
Jazmine Dewtie (Sociology & Social Anthropology) - Grad profile: Connecting past, present and policy through women's history (Dal News, October 2021)
Holly Dickinson (History) - A change of plan spurs newfound passion (Dal News, August 2021)
Hannah Shaw (Sociology & Social Anthropology) - More than a health crisis: Student researchers explore COVID-19's impacts on the social world (Dal News, June 2021)
Mary Berger, Sarah Mingo, Aspen Doig, and Dana Kelly (Sociology and Social Anthropology) - Grad profile - Knowing when to connect and disconnect (Dal News, June 2021)
Sydney Belford (Law, Justice & Society and International Development Studies) - Grad profile - Double the passion for performance (Dal News, June 2021)
Emmanuel Solomon and Ogo-oluwa Sobukola (Music) - Grad profile - Creating a community through Classics (Dal News, June 2021)
Zainab Syed (Classics) - Parking lot practice turns into impromptu concert for graduating Fountain School cellist (Dal News, April 2021)
Priscilla Lee (Music) - Experiential learning through practicum placements...from a distance (Dal News, April 2021)
Madison MacKinnon (Law, Justice & Society), Izzy Ortner (Contemporary Studies and Political Science) and Raphy Magboo (Law, Justice & Society and Political Science) - An Innovative and Inclusive Approach to Education (The Coast, February 2021)
Rachel Banks (Philosophy) - Passion for French lands Dal double-major coveted Alliance Française awards (Dal News, January 2021)
Ana-Maria Garniceanu (Biochemistry and French) - Grad profile - Sister and scholar: One Dal student's unlikely journey from the convent to the classrom (Dal News, October 2020)
Sr. Ilaria Culshaw (Musicology) - Grad profile - "Squeeze academia for everything it's worth" (Dal News, October 2020)
Benjamin Andrews (Political Science) - Theatre student receives prestigious national award (Dal News, October 2020)
Ella MacDonald (Theatre - Acting) - Sociology master's student uses education and activism to make lasting impacts on society (Dal News, June 2020)
Hailie Tattrie (Sociology) - Grad profile - A new perspective on an old problem (Dal News, May 2020)
Stef Peel (Social Anthropology) - Grad profile - Military to civilian, skeptic to scholar (Dal News, May 2020)
Noel Guscott (Political Science) - MA student in History places in the top 25 finalists of the SSHRC Storytellers competition (Dal News, May 2020)
Madison Gateman (History) - Sitting in with the Symphony: Digital audition earns music student coveted honour (Dal News, April 2020)
Priscilla Lee (Music) - Paving the way for young women in politics (Dal News, March 2020)
Sarah Dobson (Political Science, Law) and Grace Evans (Political Science) - No, I'm actually not worried about what I'll do with my "arts" degree (The Globe and Mail, January 2020)
Phoebe Knight (Sociology) - Grad profile - Mastering her creativity (Dal News, October 2019)
Emily Fraser (Social Anthropology) - Grad profile - Opening up a whole new world (Dal News, May 2019)
Charisma Walker (Combined Honours in Social Anthropology and Psychology) - Grad profile - Finding meaning in the music (Dal News, May 2019)
Liam Clarke (Double Major in International Development Studies and Music) - Grad profile - Ambition, diligence and dedication (Dal News, June 2018)
Zili Pan (German) - Grad profile - Raising a joyful noise (Dal News, June 2017)
Jack Bennet (Combined Honours in Music and Environment, Sustainability & Society) - Grad profile - A designer degree (Dal News, June 2017)
Tiana Kira (Theatre - Costume Studies) - Connecting Past and Present (Dal News, January 2017)
Mercedes Peters (History)