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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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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.
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.
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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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
This July, 40 Indigenous youth from Atlantic Canada and as far away as Quebec and Labrador attended week-long health science camps at Ä¢¹½AV, Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Pride Week 2018: As a peer educator with Human Rights and Equity Services, Rachele Manett focuses on intersectionality in helping people and communities better understand issues affecting 2SLGBTQ+ communities on campus and beyond.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
First launched at Ä¢¹½AV in 2014, the PLANS summer camp — which now reaches African Nova Scotian youth across the province — prepares high school students of African descent for postsecondary studies in the health professions.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Photo essay: Members of the Dal community sported their rainbow colours and hit the streets last Saturday to take part in the Halifax Pride Parade.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Phillip Joy's research focuses on how narratives and images around sexuality, heteronormativity and body image can influence nutritional choices that gay men make and affect their access to adequate health care and educational supports.