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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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Mandy King
Friday, December 10, 2021
With exam period getting underway this week, many students are ratcheting into high gear to finish the term strong. Hear from a few Dal students on how they handle the stress.
Alison DeLory
Monday, December 6, 2021
Nova Scotia universities and the Nova Scotia Community College joined with ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ to raise more than $200,000 to improve food security for students as part of a province-wide initiative on Giving Tuesday 2021.
Kristie Gillis
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Joe Savidge, Marissa Walter, Melissa Hum, and Dr. Jason Chatman have joined ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ Student Health & Wellness as the university seeks to meet the growing mental health needs of students.
Matt Reeder
Monday, November 22, 2021
Recent Medical Sciences graduate and former Dal Tiger Ashley Jackson is Oxford-bound as ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½'s 93rd Rhodes Scholar, eager to grow her interest in cancer research and deepen her community impact.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Prospective students from more than 60 countries tuned in to ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½'s Virtual Open House event earlier this month for an immersive view into the Dal student experience.