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The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) stands in solidarity with the Dalhousie students participating in the international campus encampment movement for Palestine. We endorse the Students for the Liberation of Palestine—Kjiputuk, affirming their rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression at Dalhousie University…
Last Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, the Government of Nova Scotia released the 2023-24 Budget, which saw promising increases to priority areas, such as healthcare, immigration & skilled trades, and business. DSU Vice President Academic & External…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - On October 1st, 2022, students studying at Dalhousie University and other universities in the area attended unsanctioned street parties within the neighborhoods surrounding the university in honour of Homecoming…
On October 12, 2022, CUPE 3912 announced their intentions to strike and cease work starting October 19th (today) due to Dalhousie University’s refusal to meet their demands for fair wages and working conditions. Dalhousie University concluded its negotiations yesterday (October 18th) and their final offer failed to get CUPE 3912 even halfway to wage parity with our peer institutions within the U-15, an association of 15 Canadian public research-intensive universities…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The Dalhousie Students’ Union (DSU) affirms its solidarity with Teaching Assistants (TAs), Part-Time Academics (PTAs) and other precarious academic workers at Dalhousie University who have been in a legal strike position since April 2022. The Dalhousie Board of Governors approves employment contracts between the University and its employee groups. The previous Collective Agreement between…
On July 5th, the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) announced that Meagher Park (otherwise known as People’s Park) would now be closed for “restoration and renovation” and issued notice to the park’s unhoused inhabitants to vacate the premises before July 17th or face fines, forcible eviction…
During the March 14th meeting, DSU Council voted to approve the disciplinary motion to remove Mazen Brisha from his position as Vice President Student Life effective immediately.
On January 19, 2022, Dalhousie University Budget Advisory Committee released their draft operating budget plan for the 2022/2023 year. Within the document they outlined recommendations for tuition and fee increases that will impact students attending Dalhousie in the upcoming semester.
All remaining December exams (originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 14 and all subsequent dates) will be online, postponed or cancelled. Please wait to hear from your course instructor in the next few days. Where in-person assessments are physically required, students will be contacted and expected to attend in person.
This weekend’s large, off-campus homecoming parties have made waves across the community, and the time has come for an open discussion on their impacts. We can and must do better in the future, so, let’s talk about what happens next.
We need all levels of government to address the housing crisis with the same urgency it showed during its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing is a human right which must be protected, and houselessness is a crisis which must not be punished.
We need a government that will invest in the future of young people in this province. We're sending an open letter to our party leaders calling on them to prioritize the needs of students.