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Meet Ä¢¹½AV's newest high‑performance student leaders

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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Kate Rogers and Kenneth Conrad
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.
Matt Reeder
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.
Matt Reeder
Friday, May 29, 2026
New updates added daily throughout Ä¢¹½AV's Spring Convocation 2026.

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Matt Reeder
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Three renewable scholarships announced by Ä¢¹½AV offer financial support, mentorship and more to students of Black and African descent, one of several ways the university is moving forward on recommendations laid out in the Lord Ä¢¹½AV report and several other internal reports.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, April 9, 2021
Experiential learning is in high demand these days as students look for ways to complement their academic learning with more hands-on lived experiences. Learn how students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences have benefitted from practicum placements during the pandemic.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Current student Fatima Beydoun and recent graduate Caroline Merner — both from Dal's Environment, Sustainability and Society and International Development Studies programs — have been selected from more than 730 applicants to receive Canada’s first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship for master’s and professional studies.
William Young
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
To be a co-op student in 2020 required a greater degree of fortitude than usual. Get to know the six outstanding students who rose to the challenge, taking Top Co-op Students of the Year honours for their contributions.
Stephen Abbott
Friday, March 19, 2021
Kayleigh Landers and Annika Benson competed against seven other teams in this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition, emerging on top with their design of an accessible campus and the repurposing of salmon cages.