Student Life
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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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.
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.
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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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Five international students are taking their price-tracking program worldwide -- and they're looking for your support.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Student writer Kevin Bradley looks back at his experience organizing the second East Coast Student Leadership Conference at Dal.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
With the end of classes in a couple of weeks, it’s important to brush up on your study skills so you can write your exams feeling prepared and confident.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Student society profile: Looking to get in a workout while you fly through the air kicking stuff? Sound too good to be true? Not if you hang with the Dragon Rise Tae Kwon Do Society.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
At the halfway point of their mandates, we check in with the five executive members of the DSU.