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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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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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By Catherine Palmer
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Excavations for a new academic building on Coburg Road reveals layers of rock strata that at one time were on the ocean floor.
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Residents fled their apartments during an early morning fire in Peter Green Hall.
By Ryan McNutt
Monday, December 1, 2008
When you can't communicate the way you want to, it can be devastating.
By Marie Weeren
Monday, December 1, 2008
It takes a lot of hats to learn and share the lessons from our past. Sylvia Hamilton's latest film about segregated schools reveals an aspect of Canadian history that has been all but invisible.
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Roberta Barker, voted best professor in The Coast's Best of Halifax issue, puts the spotlight back on her "amazing, passionate students."