Richard Florizone

• Dalhousie University appoints new president for 2020

  The new president, Deep Saini, is a scientist who earned his PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of Adelaide in Australia.

  Education

  May 16, 2019
  
• Dalhousie University names Peter MacKinnon as interim president

  Peter MacKinnon has previously served as the president and vice-chancellor at the University of Saskatchewan but has Maritime roots, having grown up in Prince Edward Island.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2018
  
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• Dalhousie University president stepping down, will head up quantum computing group in Ontario

  Richard Florizone, who has been Dalhousie's president since 2013, is set to lead the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab, which is based in Waterloo, Ont.

  Education

  Jun 18, 2018
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• Dalhousie president responds after racist graffiti found at university

  According to Florizone, at 12:35 a.m. Thursday, the school's security services were alerted to a piece of anti-black graffiti on a stairwell of the fourth floor of the Student Union Building.   

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2018
• Dalhousie assures Halifax residents out-of-control homecoming parties will be prevented

  Officials with the city, police and university all assured residents they want to prevent something similar from ever happening again. 

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2017
• Dalhousie University president questioned on what school knew about teacher misconduct, The Cavity

  It has been almost a year since news broke about the Dalhousie University dentistry scandal. While reports have been commissioned by the university, there are still questions that linger about what the university knew and how it responded to some of the reports' findings.

  Nov 3, 2015
• Grad asks Dalhousie University to clear his name so he can work as dentist

  A graduate of Dalhousie University's dentistry school who says he helped blow the whistle on a misogynistic Facebook page wants the school to clear his record as he tries to get a licence to practice.

  Jul 6, 2015
• Dalhousie professor on dentistry report: ‘I’m not totally satisfied’

  Law Professor Wayne MacKay feels Dalhousie still needs to do more work to repair the damage from the dentistry Facebook group scandal.

  Canada

  May 22, 2015
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• Suspensions lifted for men linked to Dalhousie dentistry Facebook page

  Dalhousie University in Halifax has decided to allow 12 male dentistry students to return to clinical practice,

  Mar 2, 2015
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• Dal Dentistry restorative justice participants speak out for 1st time

  An update on the restorative justice process underway at Dalhousie University after a scandal involving fourth-year dentistry students has been released.

  Education

  Mar 2, 2015