An archive of President William Lahey’s messages to the community.
An archive of President William Lahey’s messages to the community.
Dear King’s Community, This week, we learned that a beloved member of our community, Dr. Dale Godsoe, CM, DCL’19, passed away. Few people have touched the lives of as many Nova Scotians as Dale Godsoe, an educator, mentor, community leader and advocate for equality, particularly for women. Born in Halifax, Dale graduated from Dalhousie with…
Dear King's and Dalhousie communities, If you stand at the edge of our campuses on any weekday morning—somewhere that you can glimpse the Quad at King’s and still spot the sidewalks threading through Studley—you will see something that has been true for generations: our students understand the relationship between Dalhousie and King’s better than any…
Kwe’, Tomorrow, on September 30, King’s and people across the country will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. This is a time to commemorate the dark history of residential schools and to honour the many students, families and communities affected. On this day, we grieve alongside those who survived the…
Dear King’s Community, I am thrilled to announce two very important appointments at King’s. Karen Mutyabule has accepted the role of Director of Equity and Community Supports. We were searching for—and have found in Karen—the right person to help us move forward in our work to make King’s more welcoming to everyone in accordance with my mandate,…
Dear King’s Community, On July 11, 2024, I wrote to you about our compliance with King’s Statement of Responsible Investment Policy and Goals (SRIPG). As a reminder, the policy, approved by the Board of Governors in 2021, states that the university “will play an active role in ensuring our managers divest entirely of investments in companies and…
Dear King’s Community, I am pleased to announce that Matthew Bartley will soon be joining King’s as our new Athletics Director. Matt brings with him a deep passion for student development through sport, and over a decade of leadership experience in athletics and education. From his time as Director of Athletics at Halifax Grammar School…
Dear King’s community, I am pleased to announce that at its special meeting on May 8, 2025, the Board of Governors ratified the recommendation of the Vice-Presidential Search Committee to appoint Professor Tim Currie as Vice-President of the University of King's College effective July 1, 2025. I would like to thank Professor Currie for agreeing…
Dear King’s community, We’re in the first week of African Heritage Month—a time to formally acknowledge the many contributions that African Nova Scotians have made to our culture and history. This year, the provincial theme is “Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance” to honour this heritage and the achievements and resilience of African Nova Scotians…
Content note: the following communication discusses mass shootings and gender-based violence. Dear King’s community, Today, King’s is commemorating the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal, Québec. On this day in 1989, 14 women, all staff and students of the institution, were killed by a mass shooter with an anti-feminist agenda who…
