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Rustum Southwell renewed as Dalhousie chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as Dalhousie chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a Dalhousie and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Dalhousie University placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, January 28, 2016
President Emeritus Tom Traves's official portrait was unveiled earlier this month and now hangs alongside those of his nine predecessors in the Macdonald Building’s University Hall.
Matt Reeder
Friday, January 22, 2016
Norma Williams, Dal's first executive director of diversity and inclusiveness, brings more than three decades of anti-racism, diversity and equity work to her new role.
Miriam Breslow
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Students from the Rowe School of Business took home the Academic Cup at the prestigious JDCC, the largest undergraduate business case competition in Central/Eastern Canada.
Paige Black
Friday, January 15, 2016
The legacy of industrialist, activist and humanitarian Lloyd Shaw lives on in the Shaw Lecture Series, which welcomes Mary Gentile to campus on January 20 for a talk entitled "Stand Up, Speak Up: The Art of NOT Selling Out."
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Federal Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, visited Dalhousie this week as part of the government's pre-budget consultations, taking questions and soliciting ideas from students and community members.