In the first week of the program, FYP students learned an origin story that teaches interdependence, gratitude and the importance of our relationships with one another. “Where do I begin?” Chief Stephen J. Augustine asked an auditorium full of Foundation Year Program students as he opened his lecture on the Mi’kmaw Creation Story. “At the…
“One of the principal roles of journalism is to hold individuals and power to account, including governments and institutions, on behalf of taxpayers,” says King’s Assistant Professor Pauline Dakin. “But journalism’s relationship with government is shifting in ways that have implications for the public.” On November 5, 2025, King’s School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing…
October is Mi’kmaw History Month, and this year’s theme is A’tukwemk aq A’tukowinu’k—Storytelling and Storytellers. This theme celebrates the power of stories in Mi’kma’ki and recognizes how storytelling is a living record of Mi’kmaw science, history, values and more. University Librarian Tracy Lenfesty has put together a list of recommended reads to help you learn…
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…
Inspired by teachers who encouraged her love of literature and philosophy, second-year student and Weston Family Scholarship recipient Laura Worth is working toward a degree in English with a double minor in applied ethics and sociology, followed by a bachelor of education, so she can, in turn, teach high school and help inspire the next…
Kwe’, Tomorrow, on September 30, King’s and people across the country will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. This is a time to commemorate the dark history of residential schools and to honour the many students, families and communities affected. On this day, we grieve alongside those who survived the…
Promise in the Ground producers reflect on what it means for their film to be selected for the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) Promise in the Ground is an eight-minute documentary about the challenges facing Kevin Graham, the 76-year-old owner of Oakview Farm in the Annapolis Valley, as he rebuilds after a devastating greenhouse collapse. …
To all in our King’s community, With the end of the labour disruption at Dalhousie University, all classes at both King’s and Dalhousie have resumed as of this morning. The Dalhousie University Senate met yesterday (September 22) and voted to approve the remaining academic dates for the fall term. King’s will follow those same academic…
Author and oral historian reflects on journey from campus paper to the journalism faculty Lyndsie Bourgon, BJ(Hons)’08, has run the gauntlet from humanities student and scrambling campus paper editor to more recent runs as a King’s writing coach and Master of Journalism adviser. Now Bourgon, a distinguished journalist, author and oral historian, can add King’s…
