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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

Ryan McNutt
Thursday, August 4, 2016
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ has several alumni who are taking part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, including world champion kayaker Mark de Jonge. Learn more about them and how you can watch them go for gold!
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ community contributed more than 1,000 kg of much-needed food supplies to Feed Nova Scotia, responding to the organization's urgent call for donations.
Staff
Friday, July 22, 2016
Lara Lewis, Fountain School of Performing Arts alum, speaks about the meaning of Pride as the university celebrates ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Pride Week.
Matt Reeder
Friday, July 22, 2016
Recent Dal Computer Science grad Kardam Tiwari wants you to forget your passwords — for good. His startup SWAP Innovations, which recently completed the LaunchPad Dal accelerator program, is developing a method for authenticating online transactions using fingerprints.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Units across the university have come together to organize a food drive for Feed Nova Scotia, which announced earlier this month that it faces a critical shortage of food to support Nova Scotians in need.