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Meet the amazing recipients of this year’s ±«Óătv African Heritage Month Awards

Meet the amazing recipients of this year’s ±«Óătv African Heritage Month Awards

To celebrate African Heritage Month, five members of the ±«Óătv community were honoured for their outstanding commitment to African Nova Scotian, Black, and African Diaspora culture across campus and through various external communities.  Read more.

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Ryan McNutt and Tanis Trainor, photos by Danny Abriel
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the ±«Óătv Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation.
Kate Rogers
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Last fall, ±«Óătv University and the National Circle for Indigenous Medical Education launched a first-of-its-kind Indigenous Faculty Leadership Development Program in Membertou First Nation.
Kristy Read
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.

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Matt Reeder
Friday, June 20, 2025
±«Óătv’s Spring Convocation this year featured a new Indigenous stole, a red ceremonial garment symbolizing pride, academic achievement, and belonging for graduating Indigenous students.
Sharon E. Straus and Françoise Baylis
Friday, June 13, 2025
As climate change and disrupted weather patterns impact countries around the world, leaders must act to mitigate the negative effects on public health.
Kenneth Conrad and Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
This spring, ±«Óătv marks a historic milestone as the first graduates of its Black and African Diaspora Studies major cross the Convocation stage. Meet James Dixon and Portia Wright.
Staff
Thursday, June 5, 2025
From pioneering new approaches in medical education to championing equity and inclusion in the classroom, this year's award recipients exemplify the very best of what it means to teach and lead.
Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Suspended from ceiling of the Steele Ocean Sciences Building is the skeleton of an adult blue whale found washed up in Nova Scotia. The new installation is the centrepiece of the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to protect our ocean and its inhabitants.