Duke University has received $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. for the renovation and expansion of Lilly Library on the university’s East Campus, capping off years of planning and fundraising to bring the university’s first library into the 21st century.The grant from the Indianapolis-based private foundation is its second gift, following a lead gift of $5 million in 2018, and comes read more about Duke University Receives New $5 Million Grant for Lilly Library Renovation »
Historian Thavolia Glymph, cell biologist Cagla Eroglu and three Duke University trustees are among the 250 prominent scholars, artists and leaders elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday.Trustees Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.; and Grant Hill, investor and philanthropist with Hill Ventures Inc. were also elected, as was Duke alumna Melanie Matchett Wood, William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University, a leading read more about Two Faculty, Three Trustees Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences »
Congregations that remained with the United Methodist Church (UMC) in North Carolina during a 2019 schism over gay marriage and ordaining LGBTQ+ clergy are more politically and theologically diverse than those that left, researchers at Duke University found.“Somewhat paradoxically, while the UMC as a whole is becoming more liberal due to the exodus of the most conservative pastors and congregations, a greater share of congregations within the denomination will have members with diverse read more about Congregations Hold More Diverse Views After Split in United Methodist Church, Study Finds »
After discovering jazz legend Mary Lou Williams’ unfinished piece in Duke Archives, Kelley brings the dream to life with the help of the Duke Wind Symphony read more about Duke Music Professor Anthony Kelley Makes ‘History...’ »
Religious studies instructor Larissa Carneiro has followed her romantic and academic heart to Durham and then back to Brazil to study the ayahuasca-embracing Church of Santo Daime, “Saint Give Me” read more about Duke Scholar Explores A Potent Brew of Religion, Ritual and Psychedelic Drugs »
Scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw Discussed Critical Race Theory and the importance of a diversity of ideas in a talk at Duke. read more about Sounding the Alarm on the Demonizing of Ideas »
Donna Jo Napoli, a professor at Swarthmore College and read more about Said@Duke: Donna Jo Napoli on the Merits of Learning Sign Language »
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 32 faculty and will recognize them in a ceremony at the Washington Duke Inn on May 23.“I am very pleased to honor these faculty members with distinguished professorships,” said President Vincent Price. “Their outstanding scholarship has advanced knowledge across a wide variety of fields and made a positive impact on society, and I am proud to have them as colleagues.”Distinguished professorships honor faculty who are well- read more about Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024 »
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 32 faculty and will recognize them in a ceremony at the Washington Duke Inn on May 23.“I am very pleased to honor these faculty members with distinguished professorships,” said President Vincent Price. “Their outstanding scholarship has advanced knowledge across a wide variety of fields and made a positive impact on society, and I am proud to have them as colleagues.”Distinguished professorships honor faculty who are well- read more about Duke Announces 32 New Distinguished Professorships »
Whether creating an app or taking in Durham’s history, these courses offered new learning opportunities in grade-free, relaxed settings read more about Breakout Subjects During Spring Breakthrough »
Five leaders and pioneers will be honored for their service to the world read more about Meet the 2024 Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients »
