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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion
Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life. Read more.
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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.
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.
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Thursday, October 1, 2020
Today, on Treaty Day and the launch of Mi’kmaq History Month, Indigenous law scholar Constance MacIntosh explains treaty rights and how they connect to the recent launch of the Sipekne'katik First Nation’s lobster fishery.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities launches this week with a two-day forum (Oct. 1-2) on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion, with members of the ÆÞÓÑ community presenting and participating.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
As part of its overall plan to keep faculty and staff healthy and safe while working on campus, ÆÞÓÑ has made thousands of protective facemasks available to its community, manufactured by local company Take It Outside.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Catherine Martin, ÆÞÓÑ’s director of Indigenous community engagement, reflects on the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, the current dispute over fishing rights and the important role of educational leadership in the journey towards true reconciliation.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Canada's minister of national defence and the president of the Toronto Raptors will join retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and others passionate about preventing the recruitment and use of children in violence in a global symposium online next week.