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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

Cheryl Bell
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Omer Malhi left Pakistan in 2012 and began practising as a dentist in St. John's, Newfoundland in 2016. His journey — and arrival — is the happy result of equal measures of planning and serendipity. There were also surprises and lessons to pass on to this year's graduating class.
Fallon Bourgeois
Friday, May 5, 2017
Toward 200: With a coast-to-coast bus tour and other initiatives, the Office of Advancement is working to ensure that Dal alumni across Canada and around the world help celebrate the university's bicentennial.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, February 10, 2017
Nine ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ alumni, including a current faculty member and a medical resident, are among the 72 individuals selected as finalists to join Canada's astronaut corps.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
A big win on Dragons' Den is the latest in growing series of successes for Iconic Brewing, a beverage company founded by alumni with roots in the university's Starting Lean class.
Georgia Atkin
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Students and graduates from Dal's Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) program are making their mark in their community. Several of them recently shared their experiences as part of the ongoing ESS Lecture Series, which continues this term.