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Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

ÆÞÓÑ invited members of the African Nova Scotian community to campus, including leaders from museums and cultural centres across the province, to discuss how to work together to preserve and share historical records and artifacts.  Read more.

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Photos by Cody Turner, Nick Pearce, and Bruce Bottomley
Friday, June 12, 2026
As convocation comes to a close, here are a few moments from the past weeks captured on stage, behind the scenes, and in between.
Courtney Bragg
Friday, June 12, 2026
Building on ÆÞÓÑ’s Engagement Days, a recent symposium at Dal convened municipal leaders and researchers to address climate, infrastructure and planning pressures shaping water management across Nova Scotia communities.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.

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Stephen Abbott
Friday, November 13, 2020
Following the tragic shooting rampage that cost the lives of 23 Nova Scotians in April, Adrian Delli Colli and Ireland Thurler were spurred to action — walking from Portapique to Enfield to raise money they now plan to use to create a scholarship fund for the victim's families.
Janet Dyson
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Fountain School of Performing Arts alum Craig Jennex's recent book Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada, which he co-authored with Nisha Eswaran, shares items from the collection of The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives to illustrate the story of LGBTQ2+ politics in Canada.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
No one knows food more than the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the Faculty of Agriculture and Dal's Agricultural Campus — so it only made sense for the Ag community to come together during the pandemic and make a new cookbook, now for sale.
Jennifer Lambert (with files from Matt Reeder)
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
This year, as we remember those who fell during wartime, we share the stories of five Dalhousians who served — some of whom gave their lives — in the First World War.
Sarah Sawler
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
ÆÞÓÑ alumni Shawna Y. Paris-Hoyte (BA’78, LLB’94, BSW’01, MSW’03) and the Honourable Dr. Donald Oliver (LLB’64, LLD’03) are among the Order of Nova Scotia’s 2020 recipients.