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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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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.
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.
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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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Advocacy can be a long game with infrequent tangible results. But for Schulich School of Law Pro Bono student volunteers, working with alumnus Mark Knox, the International Transfer Project reveals the real-life difference that powerful advocacy can make.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
For third-year Acting student Maeghan Taverner, her Dal experience has been about more than discovering her voice — it's about discovering what she can do with it.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Students and faculty in Dal Engineering are marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a vigil Wednesday afternoon, one that honours the victims of the École Polytechnique shooting and celebrate women in engineering with a new set of awards.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Claire Seremba's interest in issues around gender and women's studies stems from her experience in her home country of Uganda, but has only grown while studying International Development Studies in Halifax.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
From the 16 Days of Activism campaign to serving as an off-campus lead for the ÆÞÓÑ Student Engagement Program, Therapeutic Recreation student Annie Shannon-Dwyer's Dal experience has been all about getting and staying involved.