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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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Becca Rawcliffe
Friday, May 17, 2024
Faculty and staff, students, researchers, industry and government all gathered on campus earlier this month for an in-depth discussion on the role artificial intelligence is playing in our lives today — and what it's poised to transform in our future.
Dayna Park
Friday, May 17, 2024
RBC Foundation announces a game-changing gift to Dalhousie that will support more than 800 African Nova Scotian, Black and Indigenous students within the health professions.
Mandy King
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Dalhousie Art Gallery's latest exhibit offers the chance to explore the vibrant multimedia work of Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy — a celebration of Mi’kmaq culture, spirituality, and friendship.
Courtney Bragg
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Students at St. Joseph A. MacKay Elementary enjoyed exciting activities from Dal’s Faculties of Science and Computer Science as well as Imhotep’s Legacy Academy earlier this month as part of the annual Dal-SJAM Community Day.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Dr. Candace Brunette-Debassige shared findings from her recent book, Tricky Grounds: Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration, during a recent talk at Dal.