Teaching AMES languages require innovative approaches to their distinctive grammar and culture read more about The Joy of Mastering the Challenging Languages in Asian and Middle East Studies »
In new book, Marc Zvi Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine explore different readings of religious stories read more about Learning From the Bible’s Many Meanings »
MacArthur Fellow Catherine Flowers discusses her environmental policy work and working with Duke students read more about Where the Fight for Environmental Justice and COVID Connects »
The COVID-19 pandemic has made technology essential to collective religious life. Livestreamed services, viewed from home, are the new normal. But a new study from Duke University shows the number of congregations employing technology during worship services was on the rise even before the pandemic struck. read more about Going to Church? Bring Your Smartphone! »
“I am fundamentally committed to Black feminism as a theoretical and political project,” said Jennifer Nash, who joined the Duke faculty as Jean Fox O'Barr Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies this year. “That’s where my heart is.” read more about Jennifer Nash: Unsettling the Romances of Black Feminism »
A virtual exhibit and event bring student scholarship to new audiences read more about Students Explore Connections, Differences in Black Lives Matter, Brazil and USA »
A Duke sociologist and co-author find a spike in the willingness of progressive Black churches to engage in politics during the Trump era. read more about In Trump Era, More Progressive Churches Get Politically Active »
New scholarly biography of Lula draws from decades of research to chronicle the union leader’s emergence as the voice of Brazil’s working class and poor read more about Professor John French on Lula, Former Brazilian President (and the Country’s COVID-19 Problem) »
Four new faculty members bring new perspectives to the Department of Classical Studies read more about The Classical World Gets Complicated »
Presentations from the students teams from their summer research read more about DJs in Quarantine, Migration Stories and Other Research from Story+ »
Initiated by dance professor Michael Kliën, the Social Dreaming Matrix attracts people from around the world to explore the common metaphors of their dreams read more about Dream a Little Dream, Then Share It »
The Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced a new incoming Dean of the Humanities in a message from Dean Valerie Ashby this week. Professor William A. Johnson, department chair of Classical Studies, will assume that role on July 1. read more about Johnson to lead Humanities for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences »
Faculty discussed the killing of George Floyd, current national protests and the history of civil rights demonstrations read more about Duke Scholars Examine Protests and Police Conduct »
