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Alumni Spotlight
Women’s Division co-lead has strong history of public service
As volunteerism is evolving, so will the Women’s Division of the Dalhousie Alumni Association, and co-lead Cynthia Pilichos (BA’68, BEd’75) is ready to lead the charge.
Dal’s new VP focused on inclusion
Alum Grace Jefferies-Aldridge (BA’00) will draw on her personal and professional experience to help build a more inclusive university where relationships are paramount.
Remembering a community advocate and outspoken champion for justice
Courtney Bragg (BA’13) always looked up to her big sister Meghan Bragg (BScHP’09). Five months after Meghan’s passing, Courtney finds comfort in Meghan’s daughter’s presence, and in the legacy of community service Meghan created.
Inspirational Tigers alum to deliver keynote address at Women in Leadership Spotlight Dinner
Melanie Clarke (BA’06) channels the leadership skills she honed as an all-star member of Dal’s soccer team to a fulfilling career in workplace resolution and Black wellness — and into overcoming cancer.
Ashley Hill PREPs African Nova Scotian students for success
After overcoming significant challenges as a first-year Dal student, Ashley Hill (BA’13) now runs the PREP Academy. There, she leads a team supporting African Nova Scotian students who may feel similarly bewildered and out-of-place when first entering a post-secondary setting.
Aurum Award winner Jeremy Dutcher deepens appreciation of Indigenous culture
2023 Aurum Award winner Jeremy Dutcher (BA’13) has had a fundamental impact on the way the traditional tribal language of Wolastoqiyik is shared, transforming our understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures and communities.
Alum’s new play tells the story of an abducted journalist in Ukraine
Set in the Donbas region, Annie Valentina’s (BA’04) play, Ballad of the Motherland, interposes exploration of the war with one woman’s struggle to understand her place in it and the world.
Spotlight: Caroline Merner
Meet Caroline Merner (BA’17), the first Dalhousie alum to graduate as a McCall MacBain Scholar.
CBC radio host Portia Clark extracts the best from a conversation
Clark returns to Dal to moderate the 2nd annual Rt. Hon. Robert L. Stanfield Conversation: Talking Democracy on October 20, 2022.
Alum lands dream job with Toronto Blue Jays
Keegan Matheson (BA’12) is living his dream as the official Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com.