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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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Kate Rogers
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Panelists at an upcoming Open Dialogue Live event will explore how to improve access to health care for children and families in Nova Scotia, across the Maritimes, and nationally.
Kate Hayter
Friday, February 9, 2024
Fountain School Director Dr. Jérôme Blais and collaborator Suzie LeBlanc are nominated for Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist), while composition faculty member Amy Brandon is nominated for Classical Composition of the Year for a piece recorded with Symphony Nova Scotia and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
Darcy MacPhail
Friday, February 9, 2024
Dal’s Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development has partnered with the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia to build a program centred around career and leadership training, one-on-one counselling, job search assistance, and a work term.
Stephen Abbott
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Students looking to elevate their leadership skills, set better goals, and create change in the Dal community and beyond can find guidance and insight by joining the Student Leadership Academy.
Emily MacKinnon
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Alum Grace Jefferies-Aldridge (BA’00) will draw on her personal and professional experience to help build a more inclusive university where relationships are paramount.