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Progress Pride Flag raising celebrates season of belonging

Progress Pride Flag raising celebrates season of belonging

Dal community members gathered on the Studley Quad to mark the beginning of Pride celebrations in Halifax and honour the efforts of those working for a more inclusive future.  Read more.

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Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue
Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Ä¢¹½AV invited members of the African Nova Scotian community to campus, including leaders from museums and cultural centres across the province, to discuss how to work together to preserve and share historical records and artifacts.
Rising water risks in Nova Scotia spark province‑wide collaboration at Ä¢¹½AV symposium
Rising water risks in Nova Scotia spark province‑wide collaboration at Ä¢¹½AV symposium
Courtney Bragg
Friday, June 12, 2026
Building on Ä¢¹½AV’s Engagement Days, a recent symposium at Dal convened municipal leaders and researchers to address climate, infrastructure and planning pressures shaping water management across Nova Scotia communities.
Seeing the bigger picture: What staff and faculty took from Dal Engagement Day
Seeing the bigger picture: What staff and faculty took from Dal Engagement Day
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.

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Recognizing the rich diversity of Dal research
Michele Charlton
Monday, February 1, 2021
Meet the newest recipients of the Belong Research Fellowship Award, which provide pre-tenure, tenure-track faculty members from equity-seeking groups with support to further research in their respective fields.
New partnership opens doors to post‑secondary computer science education
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Monday, February 1, 2021
A new partnership between Ä¢¹½AV and the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development improves access for high school students from across the province to explore computer science and post-secondary education options.
Ask an expert: Isaac Saney on the significance of African Heritage Month and the legacy of African Nova Scotians
Lindsay Dowling-Savelle
Monday, February 1, 2021
Historian Isaac Saney, a university teaching fellow and director of Dal’s Transition Year Program, explains the history, contributions and legacies of African Nova Scotian communities that have been here for more than 400 years.
The month in pets: January
Staff
Friday, January 29, 2021
Take a look back at all the animals featured on Pets of Ä¢¹½AV over the past month.
Inside Volume 1, Number 1: Flipping through the pages of the first‑ever edition of Dal News
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Peek into the past to see what was making news at Ä¢¹½AV 50 years ago during the publication of the university’s first issue of University News, the predecessor to today’s Dal News.