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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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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Members of the Dal community gathered at vigils in both Halifax and Truro Monday evening to remember those killed in this past weekend's tragic events in Orlando, Florida and to show support for one another, for LGBTQ communities around the world and for all impacted by the tragedy.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Photos: Dal's annual Strawberry Social event for faculty and staff, held on May 27, brought the Dal community together to mark the successful conclusion of another academic year.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, Dalhousie’s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.
Friday, June 10, 2016
On Friday, the Mi’kmaq Grand Council Flag was permanently installed on the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus — a first for a Nova Scotia university.
Friday, June 10, 2016
At its annual conference this week, the Dalhousie Professional and Managerial Group (DPMG) celebrated four of its members across the university for outstanding achievement.