Student Life

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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Lindsay Dowling
Friday, November 13, 2015
This week Dal launched the Dalhousie Student Refugee Fund, which aims to raise $24,000 in 40 days to expand the university's capacity to support refugee students in continuing their studies.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, November 6, 2015
The Faculty of Agriculture's new Bioveterinary Science program features an opportunity for students to work with the so-called “Big Five” species at the Amakhala Game Reserve in South Africa.
Robyn McCallum
Thursday, October 22, 2015
"We’re 'Heifer' a Good Time” was the slogan for this year's College Royal livestock demonstration competition, a beloved tradition on Dal's Agricultural Campus.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Wallace McCain Learning Commons, a new student space in the Life Sciences Centre, received its grand opening on Thursday and was welcomed as a new campus destination for collaboration and community-building.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Collider, a space for student teams, faculty and community members to collaborate on start-up projects, officially opened its doors in the Killam Library last week.