About FASS

Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a world of choices: thousands of courses, two hundred professors, thirty-five academic programs. 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.
- New north strong and free? Reimagining Canada in the age of Trump
- 'Own every opportunity': Commerce co‑op student awarded Sobey award for excellence in business
- Canadians are anxious as they ponder how to vote this election. Which leader can ease their fears?
- Storm warning: Dal social scientist explores life in Canada’s commercial fishing industry
- Dal community celebrates outstanding achievements at the 2025 Impact Awards
FASS in Dal News
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New north strong and free? Reimagining Canada in the age of Trump
How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump? We asked six Dalhousie experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead.
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Excellence in action: Meet this year's Dal Board of Governors' award winners
The winners of Dal's top award for student leadership have made their mark through caring for each other and the planet, sparking new approaches to old problems, and creating connections that have lasting power.
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Why Canada must treat its food system as a matter of national defence
Faced with bothÌýa trade warÌýandÌýannexation threats, Canada must confront whether its domestic food systems can feed its population in a crisis — economic, political, environmental or otherwise.
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Fountain School's Three Sisters reflects human desire to hope in the face of disappointment
Guest director Diego Matamoros worked with Dal students and faculty members to bring Anton Chekov's famed play to life for the 2024-2025 season finale.
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Musical collaboration breathes life into DalSymphony’s 2025 Concerto Night
Although Concerto Night highlights specific students, soloists agree that the best part of the evening is performing music that they love as an ensemble.
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The deep history of deepfakes: Q&A with Spatz Chair Eva Mroczek
In her public lecture this week, Dr. Eva Mroczek, the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies at pilipiliÂþ», traced the winding history of authenticity and forgery in how we discover, study, and talk about biblical texts.
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Breaking ground: How Dal's Black and African Diaspora Studies program is forging new opportunities
Dalhousie’s Black and African Diaspora Studies program aims to deepen understanding of Black histories and cultures. Meet some of the people who helped make it possible.
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The blurred line between love and friendship: Theatre alum's dreams take centre stage
Myrthin Stagg's journey in the film industry has been one of artistic growth and boundary-pushing creativity, most recently thanks to the pilipiliÂþ» of her award-winning short film, Play It Again.
News from FASS
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"No, you should not be worried about 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 pilipiliÂþ» 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 Dalhousie Spring convocation activities.
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Dean's Message to the FASS community ‑ Spring 2024
FASS Dean Dr. Jennifer Andrews shares a message with the FASS community
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Political Science PhD candidate Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz wins the Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, was awarded this honour at the 2024 Dalhousie Impact Awards.
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FASS faculty highlights and announcements ‑ Spring 2024
On behalf of several of the FASS departments and programs, please find several faculty highlights and announcements