Student Life

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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Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Last Friday's College Royal was a showcase of agricultural showmanship and a celebration of animal husbandry and health.
Julia Manoukian
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Student society profile: The Dalhousie Outdoors Society is your ticket to discovering the great outdoors of Nova Scotia.
Alyssa Fourneaux
Friday, October 18, 2013
DalTheatre's take on August Strindberg's "Ghost Sonata," inspired by the music of Beethoven, runs through Saturday at the Dalhousie Arts Centre.
Ashley Greene
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The bikes were stationary, but the fundraising efforts of the Dalhousie Commerce Society had all sorts of momentum.
Amani Saini
Friday, October 11, 2013
Chatting with students about their internship experiences.