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Community spirit: Dal students and neighbours share a day of connection at Larch and Jennings

Community spirit: Dal students and neighbours share a day of connection at Larch and Jennings

From street hockey and sidewalk chalk to shawarma, Dal's fall community event brought together Dal students and locals for a laid-back day of connection and conversation. Catch highlights in our photo recap.  Read more.

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Kristy Read
Friday, September 12, 2025
Dal Reads selects Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s moving memoir on identity and belonging, inviting the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ community to read and reflect together.
Linden Thomas
Friday, August 29, 2025
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s O-Week offers inclusive events for queer, rural, and mature students, plus wellness spaces and socials designed to help everyone feel at home on campus.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Staff
Monday, May 3, 2021
The 2020 debut novel by Halifax-based Francesca Ekwuyasi, available to borrow on eBook now, envelopes readers in the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, April 22, 2021
A group of forward-thinking Dal students started the Ecology Action Centre as a class project in 1971. Now, as the environmental advocacy organization celebrates its 50th anniversary starting today on Earth Day, it does so more influential than ever — a testament to the dedicated individuals, many with Dal connections, who stood by the group through good times and bad.
Jessica Dee Humphreys
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥'s Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace, and Security has been approved for a grant to conduct a five-year long national research study, the first of its kind to explore the connections between morally injurious events and the recruitment and use of children as soldiers.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Like other deans at É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥, the Faculty of Health's Brenda Merritt tapped into the ingenuity of her community last year when faced with the pandemic. She discusses some of the ups and downs and what the future could look like in her Faculty.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
After more than a year of virtual working and learning, much thought and effort was put into designing a safe, socially-distant Barley Party on the Agricultural Campus last week.