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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.

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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.

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Joanne Ward-Jerrett
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Recent grad Iain MacNeil thought he'd become a music teacher. Then he discovered opera.
Nikki Comeau
Friday, July 25, 2014
Chris Cowper-Smith, Bob Garrish and Shea Kewin met in a Dal entrepreneurship class, where they developed an advanced knee-bracing solution to help people with knee injuries move comfortably.
Erin Stewart
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Stephanie Mark is betting on people's desire to peek inside the closets of fashion's style-makers; so far, her website The Coveteur is proving she has a winning hand
Jordan Whitehouse
Monday, July 21, 2014
Many told Peter Burbridge that his microbrewery, North Brewing, wouldn’t last, but a year after opening, he’s still quenching Halifax’s thirst for craft beer.
Emma Geldart
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Bay Enterprises, a partner of the Faculty of Agriculture and part of the Faculty's Community Open House on July 24, embodies the spirit that marks 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming.