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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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Rosalie Fralick
Friday, September 26, 2014
Dalhousie's French Department co-hosted last week's public event in the Royal Society's "Open Academy" series – a lively session "en francais" featuring Political Science prof Ruben Zaiotti and international relations expert Alexandra Novosseloff.
Emma Geldart
Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Agricultural Campus Community Garden is currently in its fifth year, supporting dozens of student, faculty, staff and community gardeners.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
When the Halifax Central Library opens this fall, Åsa Kachan will be helping welcome its first patrons as the new CEO of the city’s libraries.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
(Re-post due to broken link last week) After opening up its membership ranks to welcome all faculty, staff, alumni and grad students, the Dalhousie University Club is focused on becoming a hub for bringing people together on campus.
Marie Visca
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Residence students spent their first Saturday in Halifax volunteering with local organizations such as Ronald McDonald House, the YWCA and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.