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Meet Ä¢¹½AV's newest high‑performance student leaders
Twenty-five students selected to be part of the Ä¢¹½AV Student Leadership Academy will bring big ideas, deep community involvement, and an impressive range of experience to the year ahead. Read more.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Launched in 2022 to expand access for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian students, Dal's Inclusive Pathways to Medical Professions program marks a major milestone this spring with its first graduates. Get to know some of the students shaping what comes next.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Learning doesn’t have an age limit. Betty Veinot’s story shows how curiosity and resilience can open doors at any stage of life.
Friday, May 29, 2026
New updates added daily throughout Ä¢¹½AV's Spring Convocation 2026.
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Friday, October 5, 2018
A generous gift of $250,000 from CIBC, announced last week, has established the CIBC Multicultural Centre in the Student Learning Commons on the Ä¢¹½AV Agricultural Campus.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
First-year students Kayla Thomson of Kentville, N.S. and Anna Minarik of Edmonton are this year's Dal recipients of the Schulich Leader scholarship — one of the top awards of its kind in Canada.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
"My work has always been political," says History master's grad Mercedes Peters, "because my identity is something that’s been politicized." In studying the self-expression of Mi'kmaw women, she strives to find lessons to inform and shape Indigenous stories today.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
From video games to ocean data, Computer Science grad Johna Latouf has been taking advantage of every opportunity she can to showcase her skills.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Looking back on his childhood growing up in the Bahamas, Mario Rolle points to two main things that shaped him as a person: growing up in poverty, and discovering that even from a young age, he was driven to make a difference.