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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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Cody Turner
Friday, January 31, 2025
Students ushered in the Year of the Snake with food, fun and festive activities.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ is ready welcome next year's class of international students to Nova Scotia, including stepping up efforts to help applicants cut through the clutter of the permit process and focus on the experience ahead.
Chelsea Norris
Friday, January 24, 2025
To earn this coveted award, student-athletes had to maintain at least a 3.50 grade point average over the course of the 2023-24 academic year while competitive in a varsity sport.
Farrah Smith
Friday, January 24, 2025
The International Centre will serve as a home away from home this year for students and others from the Dal community wishing to usher in the Year of the Snake together.
Emily MacKinnon
Friday, January 24, 2025
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥'s ShiftKey Labs invites all gamers to get creative this weekend at its 2025 Global Game Jam, an event that promises to help everyone level up their game-creation skills.