Recognition for students, faculty and staff who demonstrate leadership in climate and sustainability efforts read more about Individuals and Groups Collect 19 Climate and Sustainability Awards »
Meet Justin Greenberg, a Duke sophomore interested in conversations on oft-controversial topics. Here's how he navigates those interactions. read more about Q&A: How One Student Navigates Comfort Zones, Polarized Campus »
Duke is equipping students to respect differing viewpoints in a variety of ways. This Duke Today series examines the decline in civil discourse and Duke’s efforts to improve campus dialogue. Listen to this commentary below. read more about Commentary: Fighting Polarization, Groupthink with de Tocqueville, 12 Angry Men »
How Duke professors are promoting civil discussion, free expression on campus read more about Encouraging Civility »
Claire Messud, author of several award-winning novels, including ”The Last Life” and ”This Strange, Eventful History,” spoke as part of a panel with other writers at the read more about Said@Duke: Claire Messud on the Goals and Challenges of Writing »
Acclaimed short-story writer Paul Yoon talked about his start as an author during a panel discussion on “History and Its Alternatives” at the Blackburn Literary Festival read more about Said@Duke: Paul Yoon on the Love of Reading »
Fish, Tompkins return to share stories of how the department became the center of national attention read more about Looking Back at Duke English in the ’80s »
The Duke Community is still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene across our state. In this heartfelt tribute, Duke University Chorale performs "The Road Home" by Stephen Paulus in honor of the colleges and universities of western North Carolina. After watching the ongoing disaster unfold, the Duke Chorale sends this song to all of those impacted by tragic events across the region, including the sibling singers in the schools of read more about A Duke Chorale Tribute to Western North Carolina Colleges »
Eleven searches currently underway for climate-related teaching and research read more about Hiring of Climate Faculty Spreads Across Entire Campus »
On Sept. 20, French Ambassador Laurent Bili met with President Vincent Price, Provost Alec Gallimore, Vice President Chris Simmons and Trinity College's Arts & Humanities Dean Leo Ching to discuss transatlantic academic cooperation. The visit reflected the French embassy's commitment to academic partnership in general, and to French and Francophone Studies in particular. The Duke Center for French and Francophone Studies (CFFS), which is the read more about French Ambassador Visits Duke Leaders, Center for French and Francophone Studies »
An internal search has begun for a faculty leader to guide the Office for Research & Innovation in supporting research and scholarship in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities and the arts, said Jennifer Lodge, Duke's vice president for research & innovation.The associate vice president for research & innovation will be a key member of the Office for Research & Innovation leadership team, working closely with faculty and read more about Search Launched for Associate VP for Research in Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities »
Some classes are the results of efforts led by students, but all are filling a need read more about What’s New in Duke Courses »
Ashon Crawley’s art focuses on reconnecting people to place read more about Visiting Keohane Professor to Explore A Severed Relationship to Land »
Speed talks and freewheeling brainstorms intended to catalyze new interactions read more about Oct. 10 Forum Aims to Connect Faculty with Climate and Each Other »
The event celebrated 50 years of ‘glorious human activity — the learning, the expression, the joy, the community’ read more about A Gala Concert for the Biddle Music Building »
Fredric Jameson, a cultural theorist and literary critic who influenced generations of scholars and helped raise the international profile of Duke University's literature program, died Sunday. He was 90.Jameson came to Duke in 1985 and for 18 years directed Duke’s Program in Literature, which in addition to teaching traditional comparative literature also focused on critical theory -- an examination of philosophical issues connected to culture and read more about Duke Flags Lowered: Fredric Jameson, Influential Cultural Theorist and Literary Critic, Dies »