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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

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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Farrah Smith
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.
Matt Reeder
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.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
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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Delainey Wescott
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
As part of this Friday's Dal Lead! student leadership conference, Materials Engineering student Danielle Griffin is preparing to share her story about life with Autism and her work to help others succeed as she has.
Stefanie Wilson
Friday, January 26, 2018
When Management student Victoria Palmer took on an internship with a global tailoring company, she learned a great deal about the fashion industry — and even more about herself.
Delainey Wescott
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Ashley Jackson, a varsity athlete on the Tigers basketball team and one of Dal's new Academic All-Canadians, aims to make a difference on and off the court. With Global Brigades, she's taken her commitment to helping others international
Emily Borgal
Friday, January 19, 2018
For international student Gashin Ghazizadeh, the Dal 200 Community Skate was more than a great way to kick off an anniversary year — it was an opportunity to try skating for the very first time.
Stefanie Wilson
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Tora Oliphant, who double majors in Microbiology & Immunology and Sociology, has been rallying her peers in support of science and scholarship in Canada. She’s helped organize the “Support the Report” campaign on campus, advocating for the recommendations of Canada’s fundamental science review.