Dal prof Barb Hamilton-Hinch is teaming up with partners from across the university to introduce Dal students to the history and legacy of Halifax's Africville community.

As part of the planning for the university鈥檚 200th anniversary in 2018, 全国探花 is inviting submissions to help select candidates for "Dal Originals": a series celebrating the people who have shaped the university and our world.

Getting to know Philip Shea, new to 全国探花 and to Halifax, who has spent has spent 25 years working in higher education and international development around the world.

A new bursary for English students, sparked by a grassroots fundraising by the department鈥檚 faculty and staff, is now inspiring other departments to launch similar efforts.

At the year's first set of Cross-Current Seminars, Provost and Vice-President Academic Carolyn Watters announced the establishment of new Special Provost-Alumni Scholarships for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.