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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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Alyson Murray
Monday, October 23, 2017
First-year students Brad Jones and Kate Arpin, both with impressive achievements to their name, were welcomed to Dal this fall as two of Canada's Schulich Leaders.
Stefanie Wilson
Monday, October 23, 2017
Master's of Public Administration student Irina Wandera didn’t initially plan to come to , but an unexpected call changed that and she couldn't be happier.
Xavier Hartley
Friday, October 20, 2017
Originally from Kunming, Yunnan, a city in southern China, Junzhe “Young” Wang arrived in Halifax three years ago to study engineering at . Now, he's testing his knowledge as a co-op student for Nova Scotia Power and spending his spare time competing in fencing competitions at the provincial and national levels.
Rebekah Bailey
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
The Faculty of Agriculture's annual College Royal event celebrated agricultural education and animal showmanship, with students and faculty/staff all taking part.
Stefanie Wilson
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Music student Hsiu-Ping (Patrick) Wu believes in the power of getting out of one’s comfort zone. This weekend, he takes part in the Society of Music Students' Nocturne exhibition “Sculptures,” an improvised performance at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.