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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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Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Dalhousie’s Academic All-Canadians succeed not only in their respective sports, but in the classroom and in their community. We asked some to share their best advice for students.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, January 13, 2017
A course on post-industrial work sparked a passion for social justice in Canadian Studies and Anthropology major Joy Shand — and she hasn’t looked back since.
Georgia Atkin
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Students and graduates from Dal's Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) program are making their mark in their community. Several of them recently shared their experiences as part of the ongoing ESS Lecture Series, which continues this term.
Michele Charlton
Monday, December 19, 2016
Three outstanding students from Uganda and Belize are Dalhousie’s newest Queen Elizabeth Scholars, part of a national collaborative initiative that fosters cross-cultural study exchange.
Chloe Westlake
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Dal Bookstore's new website makes it easier than ever for students to get the books and school supplies they're looking for.