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

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

To celebrate African Heritage Month, five members of the ±«Óãtv 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 ±«Óãtv 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, ±«Óãtv 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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Stephanie Brown
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Dr. Jeff Karabanow, one of Dal's leading experts on homelessness, sets the stage for a series of public discussions kicking off Friday on the housing crisis facing Halifax and Nova Scotia.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Take a look at photos from this year's College Royal on the Agricultural Campus, a long-standing tradition of agricultural showmanship celebrating the unique culture on campus.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, October 20, 2023
Dr. Alana Westwood, assistant professor in the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, discusses what needs to change as Nova Scotia modernizes its environmental assessment process for major development projects such as highways and mines.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
An art collection created by students at a Halifax high school to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people has found a temporary new home at ±«Óãtv thanks to a unique community partnership.
Amelia St. John
Friday, October 13, 2023
Dal-linked projects produced by faculty, students, and their collaborators promise to delight Nocturne-goers in Halifax, taking them on an immersive artistic journey across the city and Dal's campuses to the serenity of a gallery and even onto the radio airwaves.