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Scenes from the Halifax Pride Parade
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ students, alumni, faculty, and staff took to the streets for the Halifax Pride Parade, moving through downtown in a colourful, high-energy show of community and celebration. Read more.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Dal community members gathered on the Studley Quad to mark the beginning of Pride celebrations in Halifax and honour the efforts of those working for a more inclusive future.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The agreement, signed at the University of King’s College on Wednesday, June 24, will establish a province-wide framework across Nova Scotia's 10 public universities.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Dal became the first university in the province to sign onto Recreation Nova Scotia’s anti-racism charter, which provides guidelines on addressing systemic racism in sports and recreation programming.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Sheila Wildeman, an associate professor in the Schulich School of Law, received an Individual Nova Scotia Human Rights Award last Friday for her advocacy for the human rights of incarcerated people and people with disabilities.
Friday, December 8, 2023
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Women in Engineering group held a vigil on Sexton Campus Wednesday evening to honour the victims of the École Polytechnique mass shooting. See images from the ceremony.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ placed 109 globally and 15th in Canada out of pool that’s doubled this year to include 1,403 participating universities. Find out where Dal excelled when it comes to sustainability.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
A new book from Dr. Afua Cooper, Halifax's seventh poet laureate and a Black Studies scholar at Dal, uses poetry, vivid archival images, and evocative illustrations to paint a powerful picture of the disaster's impact on Black Haligonians.