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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
Friday, November 8, 2024
A record number of prospective students and their supporters got up close and personal with É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ last weekend at the fall Open House event in Halifax.
Wyatt Carling
Friday, November 8, 2024
Remembrance Day hits home in a deep way for these É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ students who also serve as reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Mike Fleury
Monday, October 28, 2024
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ has established the new $3.2-million É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Research Excellence Scholarship to support PhD students and increase their enrolment over the next three years.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Tyeshia Angel Jordan shifted gears from science to arts at Dal after becoming fascinated by the possibilities of gender studies and inspired to combat racial injustices.
Stephanie Brown
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
MSc Rehabilitation Research grad Juliet Rowe on exploring her passion for science communication.