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'A beacon for us all': Honouring the life and legacy of Senator Don Oliver (1938–2025)

'A beacon for us all': Honouring the life and legacy of Senator Don Oliver (1938–2025)

Senator Donald Oliver (LLB'64, LLD'03) built an extraordinary legacy as a lawyer, lifelong advocate for racial equality, and the first Black man in Canada's Senate, inspiring many in the ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ community and beyond.  Read more.

Featured News

Emily MacKinnon
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Identifying and rapidly filling unique gaps allowed Camille Chandra (MBA’17) to ascend in her career with IBM Canada. This former aspiring dentist keeps adapting and evolving, much the same way her industry — big tech — does.
Solange Richer de Lafleche
Friday, May 2, 2025
Paulette Cameron’s (BEDS’19, MArch’21) Dancing Between the Lines exhibition immerses visitors in her Prix de Rome research through drawings, interactive installations, and recorded interviews with 14 women in seven countries..
Emm Campbell
Thursday, October 3, 2024
There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA’19) thought they might have to give up dance and theatre due to chronic illness. They found a way back to their passion and are making space for more disabled artists like them.

Archives - Alumni

Lola Augustine Brown
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
An impactful new campaign aims to support more Iranian women and persons of equity-deserving gender identities to enter postgraduate programs at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ.
Mark Campbell
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
In advance of Dal’s next Open Dialogue Live event in April, learn how ocean scientists Dr. Anya Waite (BSc’85), Dr. Will Burt (PhD’15), Dr. Mike Smit and Dr. Katya Fennel, alongside other research partners, are working to preserve the ocean’s health to mitigate climate change.
Alison DeLory
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Dr. Christopher Mushquash (PhD’11), winner of the prestigious Gairdner Award, has shifted the relationship between communities and researchers, enabling more meaningful and relevant research and advancing the understanding of mental health in Indigenous communities.
Jodi Reid
Friday, March 24, 2023
With Erin Costelo’s masterclass on recording production in the new Strug Hall, students from Dal’s Fountain School of Performing Arts and NSCC experienced firsthand the benefits of a $1.25 million gift from the J&W Murphy Foundation.
Andrea Hart
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The Internet as we know it today turns 40 this year. Daniel MacKay, a Faculty of Computer Science alum, recalls his role in bringing Nova Scotia and Canada online.