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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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Matt Reeder
Friday, February 8, 2019
Third-year Dal Kinesiology student Fola Akpan got her first taste of applied research last summer on a project addressing the link between cellphone use and neck issues. This weekend, she joins friends, students and other researchers of African descent on campus to share some of the findings in the first annual Black Research Symposium.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, February 8, 2019
The first East Coast hub of the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation, located in the Indigenous Community Room of the MacRae Library on the Agricultural Campus in Truro, will encourage education and awareness about Indigenous history.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Dal's Langille Athletic Centre in Truro has set up treadmills which can be used by dogs to run or walk next to their owners, giving both pooch and human the opportunity to stay active together over the winter months.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Featuring the raising of the pan-African flag and a wide range of speakers, Dal's African Heritage Month kickoff event was an inspiring, engaging celebration of how people of African descent have shaped the past, present and future of ÆÞÓÑ and its communities.
Sarah Nearing
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Fountain School's production of Ödon von Horváth’s "Don Juan Comes Back from the War" is set to transport audiences back in time — and into a war within one’s self.