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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal’s Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community.  Read more.

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Farrah Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Julia Manoukian
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Valentine’s Day means that love and romance is in the air—which means it’s as good a time as ever to talk about sex.
Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Hundreds gathered in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium earlier this month to mark the arrival of the Chinese Spring Festival.
Ashleigh Myles
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Student society profile: The Dalhousie Ski and Snowboard Society makes the most of winter.
Marie Visca
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Students flocked to the quad last week to get taken for a ride with some of the cuddly companions from HRM Urban Mushing.
Julia Manoukian
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
When you're a student living off campus, it's important to remember the community around you.