Duke staff and faculty can save 20% on tickets to world-class modern dance performances read more about Enjoy the American Dance Festival at a Discount »
Awards are the highest honor bestowed by faculty to undergraduates read more about Three Juniors Named Faculty Scholars »
A new study finds that a random roommate policy benefits students in a multitude of ways read more about Unlikely Roommates, Surprise Friendships »
A new study finds that a random roommate policy benefits students in a multitude of ways read more about Unlikely Roommates »
Duke faculty member Christopher W. Sims, a lauded photographer and artist, will be the next director of the Duke Center for Documentary Studies (CDS).Sims is associate professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies. He also teaches undergraduate courses at CDS and graduate courses in the MFA in Experimental and read more about Christopher Sims Named to Lead Center for Documentary Studies »
A showcase of five projects of distinction from Duke seniors read more about Class of 2024 Honors: Where Curiosity Becomes Research »
The work of photographer Corky Lee – who for more 50 years has photographed the daily life of Asian Americans and how they have fought for social justice, now documented in a new book –– is on display at the John Hope Franklin Center through June.At the recent opening, Columbia historian Mae Ngai, and an editor of "Corky Lee’s Asian America: 50 Years of Photographic Justice,” shared her insights into the life and work of Lee, the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate.” read more about Corky Lee, Leading Asian American Photographer, Featured in New Exhibit »
Time is robbing some historical paintings of their yellow colors. Technique could spot the first signs of fading before they’re visible to the eye. read more about Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for At-Risk Artwork »
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 »