Did you know Nova Scotia was the first province to officially recognize Access Awareness Week back in 1987? It was inspired by Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion World Tour. For the past 38 years, communities across the province have marked this week with events, conversations and creative initiatives aimed at driving change. This year, all of…
The Alumni Association is honoured to present this year's Alumni Awards to three King's grads to celebrate their significant accomplishments and contributions to the King's community and beyond. The awards will be presented at Alumni Day on May 31. Bernard Hibbitts Judge J. Elliot Hudson Distinguished Alumni Award In recognition of the outstanding contributions Judge…
Each month, we ask a member of faculty to tell us about one book that played an outsized role in making them who they are today. This month’s contribution to Words to Live By, by Assistant Professor of Humanities, Dr. Daniel Brandes, introduced him to a level of literature he believes he may never again…
Alum Margaret Lynch, who wrote about her near-death bout with leukemia, donates $50,000 to support would-be writers With the deep belief that it is never too late to go back to school, Toronto writer Margaret Lynch, MFA’20, has become King’s first MFA alum to create a named financial award for students in the MFA in…
The University of King’s College will award two distinguished individuals with honorary degrees at its 235th Encaenia on May 29, 2025. The recipients are acclaimed Homeric scholar and translator Dr. Emily Wilson and Darrell Dexter, who served as the 27th Premier of Nova Scotia. Darrell Dexter With a career that spans journalism, law, military service and public service, Darrell…
Writer and historian Gregory Radick visited King’s to share how exploring the possibilities of the past is much more than a parlour game and should fall under a historian’s job description. At this year’s annual MacLennan Lecture, historian and philosopher of biology Dr. Gregory Radick dared to ask, “What if?” regarding the plausibility of counterfactual…
Each month, we ask a member of faculty to tell us about one book that played an outsized role in making them who they are today. This month’s contribution to Words to Live By comes from Instructor and MFA Creative Nonfiction Mentor, Lezlie Lowe, BA (Hons)’96, MFA’16. The magic of her choice lies in simplicity,…
At an event at the President’s Lodge on King’s campus on March 11, Dalhousie President Kim Brooks and King’s President William Lahey announced the creation of the Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity. This new Chair will be at the forefront of advancing medical humanities at King’s and Dalhousie, exploring questions…
The UKC Blue Devils are excited to announce the signing of three players: Riley Auby, Kathryn MacEachern and Faith Braine to the women's soccer program! Riley Auby A talented and determined player from Cole Harbour, N.S., Auby joins us from the U18AA Dartmouth United squad and Auburn Drive High School, where she leads by example…
