The UKC Blue Devils are excited to announce the signing of Maggie Malfair to the women’s volleyball team for the 2025-2026 season. A talented setter from Prince George, B.C., Malfair will bring valuable depth and skill to the Blue Devils’ roster. Malfair boasts an impressive volleyball résumé, including a 2023 AAA Regional Championship title, Regional…
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), observed on December 3 each year, was established by the United Nations in 1992 to promote awareness and understanding of disability issues and to advocate for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of life. The IDPD theme for 2024, “Amplifying the Leadership of…
The public is invited to this public lecture series beginning in January 2025 "Representations of Disability in Historical, Scientific and Artistic Perspectives." The series adopts social models to examine how ideas of “disability” and “normality” take shape in different cultures and contexts. The bi-weekly lectures by internationally-renowned disability scholars led by disability researchers, writers, artists…
It’s not quite a secret, but you could call it a secret sauce. The close association between Dalhousie and the University of King’s College, first established in 1923, provides students with a unique academic opportunity: the possibility of accessing programs and services in a small, liberal arts college-style environment and a large, research-intensive university at the same time.…
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 Words to Live By comes from Pauline Dakin, MFA'15, and Assistant Professor, Journalism, about the strange comfort and knowledge of the world she gained from the bizarre…
On November 21, rooms were packed to capacity in the President’s Lodge as President William Lahey publicly launched Welcoming: The Future King’s, a campaign to pave the way to a more inclusive and diverse future. King’s goal is to raise $15 million to help the university advance its vision and offer space for underrepresented people—so…
As Zadie Smith took to the podium for the 11th Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture, the award-winning author brought a powerful, thoughtful presence. A presence which underlined the tone of Smith’s lecture to the King’s community—the responsibilities that authors have (to themselves and their readers) to explore their own consciousness while writing about the world and…
All Faculty and Alumni, all members of the Board of Governors, except undergraduate members of the University, all Bachelors of Divinity and Masters and Doctors of the University, all Fellows and all Inglis Professors of the University of King’s College are invited to submit nominations for honorary degrees: Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL), Doctor of…
The UKC Blue Devils men’s soccer team is through to nationals this week for the second straight season—the only team to qualify in both years. The CCAA nationals kick off Wednesday, November 6 at Saint Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B. The team has built a strong legacy of success, becoming a consistent and formidable presence…
