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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, August 15, 2014
The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldier Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion with police officers from across Canada, sharing expertise between those working to stop the use of child soldiers worldwide and those helping at-risk youth in our cities.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Dal Vice-President Research Martha Crago is one of 15 members of the One Nova Scotia Coalition, tasked with developing work plans for implementing the recommendations of the Ivany Report.
Friday, August 8, 2014
More than 1,000 community members got an up-close look at research and daily life on Dalhousie's Agricultural Campus during its annual open house event this July.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Dalhousie Legal Aid's Heather MacNeill, recipient of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society's Distinguished Service Award, has spent more than two decades using law skills to improve her community.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Students, faculty and staff showed their colours in the Halifax Pride Parade last weekend, celebrating diversity in the Dal community, throughout Halifax and beyond.