ÃÀÅ®×ö°® the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at ÃÀÅ®×ö°®
 
            ÃÀÅ®×ö°®'s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) offers a world of choices. We are the oldest and one of the largest faculties on campus with hundreds of courses being taught by professors across more than thirty-five academic programs that encompass the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts. Learn more about the Faculty.
Research in FASS
 
            How can the study of humanities and social sciences inform policy, improve health and restore the environment? Find out how FASS research and researchers are changing the world.
Graduate studies programs
 
            The Fountain School of Performing Arts
 
            The Fountain School of Performing Arts offers various programs in Music, Theatre and Cinema and Media Studies. Learn more about their programs, productions and performances.
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- ÃÀÅ®×ö°® unveils Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity: A new gateway to ocean discovery
- Grad profile: Beyond the finish line
- Grad profile: Solving the math problem
- Fall Convocation 2025 at ÃÀÅ®×ö°®: Stories from the stage
FASS in Dal News
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                            Fall Convocation 2025 at ÃÀÅ®×ö°®: Stories from the stage 
 It's Convocation season at ÃÀÅ®×ö°®, with hundreds of graduates crossing the stage Oct. 28 and 29 in Halifax. Get to know some of them with our grad profile series.
 
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                            Grad profile: The page‑turner 
 Nora Riemersma has always been fascinated by the English language — how itÌýfeelsÌýwhen spoken, heard, and read silently. Now they work at a local cafe and bookstore as a liaison and event manager with future goals to expand their novella and poetry collections.
 
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                            CBC’s Mary Lynk on democracy’s crossroads: 'Lines are being crossed that once seemed unimaginable' 
 Journalist and Dal alum Mary Lynk returns to her alma mater to moderate the 2025 Stanfield Conversation on challenges to the rule of law and the future of liberal democracy.
 
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                            Art meets academia: ÃÀÅ®×ö°® represents at Nocturne 2025 
 ÃÀÅ®×ö°® artists and innovators dig deep, showing the university's creative footprint in Halifax’s largest public art festival.
 
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                            Life, death, and everything in between: Everybody comes to ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s stage 
 Everybody, the sold-out DalTheatre production running from Wednesday to Saturday this week, invites audiences on an unpredictable journey through life, death, and meaning.
 
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                            Walking with voices: The Mi’kmaw SoundWalk brings Halifax’s past into the present 
 Explore Mi’kmaw history with an immersive, GPS-guided journey through Halifax that brings stories, music, and memory to life through your mobile device.
 
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                            A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major 
 This spring, ÃÀÅ®×ö°® marks a historic milestone as the first graduates of its Black and African Diaspora Studies major cross the Convocation stage. Meet James Dixon and Portia Wright.
 
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                            Grad profile: A political awakening abroad 
 Meaghan De Adder’s global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening — from Halifax roots to Seoul streets — and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
 
News from FASS
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                            Dean's Message to the FASS community and friends ‑ Spring 2025 
 FASS Dean Dr. Jennifer Andrews shares a message with the FASS community.
 
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                            FASS faculty highlights and announcements ‑ Spring 2025 
 Please find several faculty highlights and announcements
 
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                            Celebrating the spring FASS Class of 2025 
 On June 10, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences celebrated the Spring 2025 graduates at two convocation ceremonies and at a reception.
 
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                            "No, you shouldn't worry about what you'll do with your Arts degree" By Phoebe Knight (BA’21) 
 Dal alum Phoebe Knight shares her story with current and future Arts students about the value and importance of studying in the Arts and Social Sciences
 
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                            2024 Stanfield Conversation broadcast on CBC's The Sunday Magazine 
 Piya Chattopadhyay moderated the annual ÃÀÅ®×ö°® event with featured speakers: Doug Saunders and Debra Thompson
 
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                            FASS grads celebrate at the 2024 spring convocation 
 More than 300 FASS students received their degrees as part of the 2024 ÃÀÅ®×ö°® Spring convocation activities.
 



 
            