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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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Jessie Deacon
Friday, October 3, 2025
Meet Matthew Oh, one of Dal's incoming 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients.
Office of Advancement
Friday, October 3, 2025
Meet Reese Ochitwa, one of Dal's incoming 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients.
Brittany Lambert
Friday, September 26, 2025
Management Career Services' signature business networking event drew hundreds of students eager to meet employers, alumni, and peers in a career-focused atmosphere.
Linden Thomas
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
From dumpling-making to garden brunches, É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s week-long celebration brought together students and societies to celebrate food culture and explore food systems.
Chelsea Norris
Friday, September 19, 2025
Grace Beer joins a Halifax girls hockey team as a coach this season through the national Creating Coaches program, which champions the powerful impact of female mentors in the sport.