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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, December 8, 2017
On the 28th anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at École Polytechnique, a new set of awards — each in honour of one of the 14 victims — celebrate women studying Engineering who are making a difference in the classroom and in their communities.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Advocacy can be a long game with infrequent tangible results. But for Schulich School of Law Pro Bono student volunteers, working with alumnus Mark Knox, the International Transfer Project reveals the real-life difference that powerful advocacy can make.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
A collaboration between Dal faculty in Architecture and Computer Science, the Dal Art Gallery's "Walking the Debris Field" offers a unique multimedia exploration of the Halifax Explosion, 100 years later.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Students and faculty in Dal Engineering are marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a vigil Wednesday afternoon, one that honours the victims of the École Polytechnique shooting and celebrate women in engineering with a new set of awards.
Friday, December 1, 2017
The Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra's Dec. 3 show, "Commemoration & Celebration," is both a reflection on the 100 year anniversary of the Halifax Explosion and a tribute to retiring Dalhousie professor and pianist Lynn Stodola.