Alumni
Four generations, one university: Celebrating a century of Dalhousie women
One hundred years after her great grandmother graduated from Dal, Sophie Watts (PhD鈥�23) did the same. Not only is she the fourth generation of women in her family to earn a Dal degree, but she鈥檚 also carrying on their tradition of making a difference. Read more.
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Meet the three exceptional individuals who will be receiving honorary degrees at Spring Convocation 2025, which takes place in late May and early June.
Friday, May 2, 2025
Paulette Cameron鈥檚 (BEDS鈥�19, MArch鈥�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..
Thursday, October 3, 2024
There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA鈥�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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Thursday, June 11, 2020
To help recognize the university's newest graduates as they celebrate virtually this spring, Dalhousie brought together alumni of its Fountain School of Performing Arts for a collaborative video performance of the song "Heave Away," rewritten in the Dal spirit.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Fountain School alumni and faculty have been instrumental in taking the Scotia Festival of Music online this year, creating an engaging experience by blending newly filmed live performances with archival footage.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Dal Nursing alum and registered nurse (RN) Pauline Surkan (BScN 鈥�17) has been working for several weeks at provincial COVID-19 assessment centres including the recently opened drive-thru centres in Dartmouth, N.S.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Alumnus Georgia Lewis is not only making her mark in the scientific side of the cannabis industry 鈥� she's helping inform and education cannabis workers through extended learning at Dalhousie.
Friday, May 8, 2020
Alum Maike van Niekerk, who became Dal鈥檚 90th Rhodes Scholar just a few years ago, is about to embark on her next academic adventure as a student of medicine. She鈥檒l do so with another prestigious global award in hand 鈥� the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship from Stanford University in California.