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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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Learn about the move to "lots, not spots" for reserved parking, and other parking changes for the coming academic year.
Monday, July 29, 2013
More than 200 incoming first-year students, family and friends descended on the Studley Campus to get a taste of Dalhousie at the second annual Summer Orientation.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Earth Sciences students gained mapping experience with month-long field school in Death Valley.
Monday, July 15, 2013
A DALVision Academic Innovation project introduces seminar courses for first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) this fall.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Our second in a two-part series focuses on Emily Hanaka who was recently in Kenya, Africa for two and a half weeks with an organization called C.L.O.U.D (Changing Lives through Opportunities and Unified Dreams).