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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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Staff
Friday, September 30, 2016
Bill Hart, formerly an associate professor in Engineering and now a member of the Advising and Access Service team, discusses creating an atmosphere of respect, safety and inclusion on campus.
Michele Charlton
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Bioethicist Françoise Baylis is this year's recipient of the Royal Society of Canada's McNeil Medal, which celebrates outstanding promotion and communication of science to students and the public.
Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Monica Munroe, a Dal custodian on Studley Campus, on what respect at work and on campus means to her.
Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Hagar Akua Prah, human rights advisor with Dal's Human Rights, Equity and Harassment Prevention (HREHP) office, discusses inclusion and the importance of diverse, supportive communities.
Staff
Monday, September 26, 2016
Respect Week profile: Sara Swasson, Dal's first full-time Aboriginal Student Advisor, discusses the importance of safe and supportive spaces on campus.