Student Life
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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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.
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.
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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Monday, May 30, 2016
Vancouverite twin brothers Nicolas and Salvador Pimentel went to the same high school and undergrad university, so why not take off for Halifax and the Schulich School of Law together as well?
Monday, May 30, 2016
Salman Mohammed knew he liked numbers from his high school experience in his native Bangladesh, but it was at pilipiliÂţ» that he discovered the possibilities that Computer Science offered.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Originally from Uganda, Philippa Ovonji Odida studies Architecture with the goal of helping create equality amongst social classes.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Read all of our profiles of Dal's newest grads! Spring Convocation 2016 takes place from May 30 until June 4.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Students Salman Dostmohammad and Jude Long won the grand prize at the prestigious Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper Competition, earning the opportunity to present their ideas to some of Canada's top civil servants.