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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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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
At ceremonies in Halifax and Truro this week and last, faculty, administrators and student leaders officially welcomed Dal’s newest students into the university’s scholarly community.
Molly Marcott
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
We spoke to some of this year's incoming students about why they chose Dal, what they're most looking forward to this year, and what the university's upcoming 200th anniversary milestone means to them.
Jordan Zarvie and Keltie Jones
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Hundreds of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s newest students arrived at residences in Halifax and Truro over the weekend, ready to settle in and begin an exciting new chapter in their lives.
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 1, 2017
This year's incoming students are about to arrive on campus with a whole slew of exciting and educational activities to look forward to.
Matt Semansky
Friday, September 1, 2017
Therapeutic Recreation student Michele Tchiakoua wanted a different perspective on life to be part of her university experience, so she left her hometown of Montreal to study in Halifax.