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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 14, 2016
Blanket forts, real-life video games, live music and more — there’s something for everyone in Dal's contributions to Nocturne: Art at Night, a free creative arts festival taking place across Halifax this Saturday evening (October 15).
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
The Dal-hosted Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative launches a new peer-reviewed journal, featuring work by graduate and undergraduate students and young practitioners complemented by expert commentary.
Friday, October 7, 2016
On Thursday, as part of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month, Dalhousie celebrated the permanent installation of the Mi'kmaq Grand Council Flag on its Studley Campus.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Members of the Dal Environmental Law Students Society and the Biology Organization for Grad Students hosted a cleanup of Inner Sambro Island as part of the DSU's annual Green Week.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Dal brought together students and neighbours for its first Community BBQ on Jennings Street this past weekend.