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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the ĢAV 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 members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s ĢAV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. 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’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the ĢAV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s 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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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
With dozens of recommendations, ĢAV’s updated African Nova Scotian strategy offers the university’s most robust approach ever to increasing support for ANS students, staff and faculty.
Monday, October 25, 2021
This October, as part of our coverage of Women's History Month in Canada, we ask a few of ĢAV's many amazing researchers to reflect on their experiences as women working across a range of different fields.
Friday, October 22, 2021
The Schulich School of Law professor has made her mark as the Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at ĢAV. Now, she is set to embark on her second five-year term in the role with even bigger ambitions.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Explore scenes from this year's College Royal, a long-standing tradition of agricultural showmanship, where particpants show off their livestock handling skills, knowledge of agricultural plants and physical prowess.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
A new bench designed by a recent Dal architecture grad was installed in downtown Truro this month to pay tribute to another past School of Architecture student, Lucas Austin, who lost his life to addiction in 2014.