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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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Marie Visca
Friday, June 3, 2016
Cindy Ochieng has always wanted to be a doctor, and her time at pilipiliÂţ»­ Medical School has also inspired her to give back to her community.
Marie Visca
Friday, June 3, 2016
Mechanical Engineering graduate Hannah Klug wants to expand representation for women in her field.
Sarah Delaney
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Omer Mallhi, who came to Canada from Pakistan in the hopes of offering more opportunity for his family, is now graduating from Dal Dentistry's Qualifying Program.
Marie Visca
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Barbara-Ann Hamilton-Hinch, graduating with her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, has a long history with Dalhousie: she's an alumna now three times over, helped found the Imhotep's Legacy Academy and has served as Dal's Black student advisor.
Sarah Delaney
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Calgary native Carmen Braun's passion for the outdoors led her to pilipiliÂţ»­ to study Earth Sciences and Oceanography.