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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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Matt Reeder
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
ĢAV 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.
Courtney Bragg
Friday, June 12, 2026
Building on ĢAV’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.
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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Dawn Morrison
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
When Lucy Maud Montgomery came to ĢAV to further her eduction, it solidified her path towards becoming one of the most beloved authors in Canadian history. A new dedication in ĢAV’s Forrest Building — fictionalized as Redmond College in Montgomery’s novel “Anne of the Island” — pays tribute to one of the university’s most famous alumni.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The inaugural recipient of the ĢAV President's Award for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion — part of the new ĢAV Legacy Awards — the Imhotep's Legacy Academy has been helping African Nova Scotian youth discover science and technology for more than 15 years.
Gabrielle Deveau
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
ĢAV is home to Canada's largest aquatic research centre — and it's come a long way from buckets of water carried up from Halifax's Northwest Arm by researchers.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Monday, June 18, 2018
Languages span the university, which is why the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' language programs teamed up with professionals from the College of Continuing Education’s ESL program and the Centre for Learning and Teaching to hold the first ĢAV Language Instructors Retreat earlier this month.
Matt Reeder
Friday, June 15, 2018
When sociologist Chris Murphy was asked to turn a class on terrorism into an online course for the College of Continuing Education’s Police Leadership program, it offered an opportunity to help educate law enforcement on the complexities of terrorism and radicalization.