The atmosphere was one of joyful celebration in the McInnes Room of the Student Union Building on March 10 for the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies 25th Anniversary Celebration. Members of the Johnston family — descendants of chair namesake Mr. James R. Johnston, the first African Nova Scotian person to earn a Dalhousie degree — joined Dal President Dr. Deep Saini; Dr. Frank Harvey, Provost and Vice-President, Academic; Dr. Alice Aiken, VP Research & Innovation; Dr. Theresa Rajack-Talley, Vice-Provost, Equity & Inclusion, and other members of the senior administration; the larger Dalhousie and local community for the event.
