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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community聽members, scholars,聽performers聽and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of聽It鈥檚 蘑菇AV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now.聽The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts鈥檚 production of聽Macbeth hits the stage in the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Imhotep's Legacy Academy launched a new initiative this fall in classrooms across Nova Scotia that uses science education to counter vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 misinformation among youth in African Nova Scotian communities.
Monday, November 1, 2021
With support from the provincial government, 蘑菇AV is increasing its talent pipeline, research output and strategic partnerships to help meet the growing need for digital talent and expertise here in Nova Scotia.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Strange sounds, unexplained happenings and a woman in a blue dress who appears and disappears at whim 鈥� just spooky stories, or is 蘑菇AV's oldest student residence actually haunted? A closer look at the university鈥檚 most famous piece of frightening folklore.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
A graduate student advisory council has been established to help build 蘑菇AV's new BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, a program that connects students of colour with mentors of colour.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Sir Hilary Beckles will offer reflections during a talk next week as part of a pre-conference event 鈥� Slavery and Reparations: African Nova Scotia, Canada and Beyond 鈥� to help set the stage for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference in Halifax.