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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, October 13, 2017
Dalhousie hosts its eighth-annual Mawio’mi this coming Monday as part of Mi’kmaq History Month, with a full day of food, dance and drumming planned on Studley Campus.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Music student Hsiu-Ping (Patrick) Wu believes in the power of getting out of one’s comfort zone. This weekend, he takes part in the Society of Dalhousie Music Students' Nocturne exhibition “Sculptures,” an improvised performance at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
Friday, October 6, 2017
New posters and signage remind students and faculty/staff that Dalhousie is a smoke-free campus and encourage respect for one another’s airspace.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Sara Abdessamie, a second-year Loran Scholar and Medical Sciences student, is one of 26 young people from across Canada chosen to serve on the Prime Minister's Youth Council.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Pink Day, the flagship event of Dalhousie's annual Respect Week, had students, faculty and staff sporting pink on Thursday as a colourful showcase of the power of respect.