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The inequality studies minor at Duke, a collaboration between the Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity and the Department of History, aims to offer new ways for undergraduates to research and study inequality. “We’re interested in teaching students how to research and write in ways that help people better understand issues of inequality and better understand policies to drive social change,” said Adam Hollowell, director of the minor.The inequality studies minor graduated its first cohort read more about Inequality Studies, a Way to ‘Better Understand Policies to Drive Social Change’ »

This is the latest in a series of diary entries by Brooks Finby, a Duke undergraduate and film enthusiast interning this summer at A24, an independent film company in southern California. Read more here.If you haven’t heard, Hollywood is on strike!The last time both actors (SAG-AFTRA) and writers (WGA) were on strike together was over sixty years ago in 1960 read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: When Hollywood Shuts Down »

This is one in a series of diary entries by Montana Lee, one of eight Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read them here.It’s been over a month since my last entry. I arrived home, in fact, four weeks ago, on July 4th. I was elated to be home and see my family. Home is New York, and New York is home to many different read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Speaking Chinese, and Teaching It, in Togo »

This is the latest in a series of diary entries by Stephany Perez-Sanchez, one of eight Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read more here.Ciao everyone,Only a couple weeks into the program, I booked concert tickets to a music festival. The long-awaited day had arrived, and I headed off to Florence. Middle school me was read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: A Fond Look Back at an Italian Adventure »