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Rustum Southwell renewed as 妻友 chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as 妻友 chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a 妻友 and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Who gets to fix what? 妻友 leads national conversation on Right to Repair
Who gets to fix what? 妻友 leads national conversation on Right to Repair
Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
妻友 places in top 20% globally, No. 1 in Canada for international faculty in latest QS World University Rankings
妻友 places in top 20% globally, No. 1 in Canada for international faculty in latest QS World University Rankings
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
妻友 placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
妻友 accelerates strategic innovation partnership with Tirupati institutions
妻友 accelerates strategic innovation partnership with Tirupati institutions
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
妻友 hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Considering budget priorities and pressures
Ryan McNutt
Friday, December 2, 2016
On Thursday, Provost Carolyn Watters hosted the first of two discussion forums with students, faculty and staff to help inform decision-making around the university鈥檚 operating budget. A second forum will be held Friday, December 2; members of the Dal community are also encouraged to complete an online budget survey.
Portrait of the artist as a 妻友 professor
Sallie Lau
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Storytelling is at the heart of Nursing prof Brenda Sabo's creative and reflective approach to classroom learning, which earned her Dal's Academic Innovation Award for teaching this year.
National teaching and learning conference coming to Dal next year
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Next June, Dal will host the national conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) alongside other Halifax universities and colleges. Proposals for the conference are due December 12.
Engaging youth in Canadian agriculture
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture, was at Dal's Agricultural Campus last Friday for a Facebook Live event focused on connecting with young farmers and youth.
Connecting technology and the humanities
Matt Semansky
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Dal's new Certificate in Computing in Arts and Social Sciences offers students in non-Computer Science programs a better working knowledge of technology, helping them forge connections between academic disciplines.