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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 Dalhousie community and beyond.  Read more.

Featured News

Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, September 26, 2025
Dal alum Nobu Adilman (BA'95) has taken what he learned at the university and in Halifax about building performing arts communities to the next level with the drop-in singing sensation Choir! Choir! Choir!
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.
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

Naomi Hill
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Homecoming weekend (October 11-15) is one of the most exciting times of year on campus. Learn what this year's suite of activities has in store.
Matt Reeder
Friday, July 28, 2017
Three current and former Dal students have spent the past year and a half developing Let's Sprout, a youth initiative aimed at fostering tomorrow's environmental leaders. Next week, they launch their most ambitious project yet: a weeklong summer camp.
Fallon Bourgeois
Thursday, June 1, 2017
We spoke to several young Dal alumni about their experiences — at and after Dalhousie — and what advice they'd offer to the more than 4,000 graduates crossing the stage at Convocation this year.
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.