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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action

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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Tanis Trainor, photos by Cody Turner
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.
Kate Hayter
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.
Kristy Read
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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Nick Pearce
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Photo Essay: This year's Faculty of Agriculture Community Day was held at Truro’s Civic Square and Farmer’s Market, attracting hundreds of visitors with fun, engaging, hands-on activities.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, July 21, 2017
Dalhousie Pride Week kicked off on Friday, July 21 with flag raising ceremonies in both Halifax and Truro, celebrating the contributions of diverse and intersecting individuals and groups within the university community.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, July 21, 2017
The university is hosting its second annual Dalhousie Pride Week from July 21 to 30, with activities across campus including flag raisings, parades and more.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, July 20, 2017
One of the first teens to participate in Dal’s African Nova Scotian Health Camp in 2014 is returning to campus this fall with nearly $50,000 in scholarships and a dream of becoming a medical doctor.
Nicole Marie LeBlanc
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Each year, Dalhousie pays tribute to the memory of those who have donated their remains to medical science. It’s through their generosity that medical students across the region gain invaluable experience that shapes our health-care system.