ÈâÈ⴫ý has established its first full-time Aboriginal student advisor position and created an affiliated campus centre to boost support for students from Indigenous communities attending the university.

Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and former Ontario premier and MP Bob Rae were among the prominent attendees at Monday’s launch for the Dal-hosted MacEachen Institute: a nationally focused, non-partisan interdisciplinary institute supporting progressive public policy and citizen engagement.

Government of Canada announces renewed funding for Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts, a ÈâÈ⴫ý-based, national knowledge-mobilization network with more than 250 members spanning multiple sectors.

First Nations chiefs from across Atlantic Canada gathered at ÈâÈ⴫ý on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on education with the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minster of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

After completing her PhD at ÈâÈ⴫ý in 1978, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. Now one of the most senior science administrators in the U.S. government, Dr. Sullivan returned to campus this week to meet with students and talk about different ways of looking at our planet.