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At the end of June, Wesley Hogan will conclude an 8-year tenure as director of Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies (CDS). She’ll return to the Duke faculty as a research professor with Duke’s Franklin Humanities Institute. Her successor is expected to be named soon. In her new role as a research professor, Hogan will continue teaching courses focusing on oral history, human rights and youth social movements. She’ll also continue work on a project that’s been at Duke as long as she has. In her… read more about Wesley Hogan: On Giving Documentary Subjects A Strong Voice in Their Stories »
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members representing seven Duke colleges and schools. “Our honorees are recognized as international leaders in a diverse range of fields,” said President Vincent Price. “Their research has already had a significant impact on broader society, helping to improve lives and shape our understanding of the world.” The honorees are the “successors of faculty leaders who helped define the university’s commitment to ethical scholarship, leadership… read more about Duke Awards 22 Distinguished Professorships »
When he was an undergraduate political science student, Kerry Haynie was never taught about the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Nor was there much discussion about the role of race in the founding political documents of this country or much examination of how race influenced public services such as sewer lines and zoning. In one sense, a lot has changed. In 2021, Duke’s faculty includes a strong lineup of leading scholars who examine how race is embedded in issues that cross all the schools of the university. This fall, many of… read more about University Course Raises Race as a Central Element of Undergraduate Education »
PhD Candidate Mohammed S. Ali's article, "Marking Time and Writing Histories," is now available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/hith.12206. His article asks historians to create new ways of expressing the multiplicity of time instead of relying on the anno Domini or Common Era dating schemes in their work. read more about Ph.D Candidate Mohammed S. Ali's article, "Marking Time and Writing Histories," is now available. »
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Six Duke professors who have demonstrated excellence both in research and undergraduate education have been selected as the 2021 Bass Fellows. "These Bass Scholars blend scholarly excellence with a commitment to the transformative power of faculty-student engagement, said Gary Bennett, vice provost for undergraduate education. “Their ingenuity, creativity and commitment are exemplary, and we Duke faculty are fortunate to have them as colleagues and exemplars. " The chairs were created in 1996 when Anne T. and Robert Bass… read more about Six New Bass Fellows Honored for Excellence in Research and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching »
Africanism and the Arab World. Capitalism and the Constitution. The items in each pair aren’t always considered together, but two Duke faculty members argue that doing so clarifies important facets of our world, and both will use National Humanities Center fellowships to make their case. Mbaye Lo, associate professor of the practice of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies and International Comparative Studies, and Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Distinguished Professor of History and Public Policy, are among the National… read more about Duke Professors Earn Fellowships to Study Overlooked Connections »
A new Trinity College of Arts & Sciences program offering peer mentoring to Ph.D. students in their first, second or third year at Duke will begin hosting meetings this fall, and has selected the inaugural class of fellows to lead those groups. Designed as small, interdisciplinary mentoring groups each facilitated by a peer fellow, the program aims to help students flourish in their respective doctoral programs – providing a confidential space to navigate frustrations, offering a diversity of perspectives, encouraging… read more about Trinity Launches Peer Mentoring Program for Early-Stage PhD Students »
Brazil-USA Black Lives Matter Installation Opens at Penn Pavilion (Duke West Campus) on Graduation Weekend Black people in Brazil and the United States are dying and suffocating because of police violence and societal negligence in the fight against the dual pandemics of racism and COVID-19. A new student installation outside Penn Pavilion focuses on the global fight to protect Black lives and create a politics that guarantees a good life for all. Growing out of a spring 2020 Duke course, the… read more about Brazil-USA Black Lives Matter Exhibit Opens at Penn Pavilion »
A new student installation outside Penn Pavilion focuses on the global fight to protect Black lives and create a society built on equity and respect for all lives. Growing out of a spring 2020 Duke course, the Black Lives Matter: Brazil-USA installation, along with a website by the same name, focuses on police killings and the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on communities of color in both countries while also highlighting the rich history of Black-led multifaceted action seeking freedom. Put on display for this past… read more about Brazil-USA Black Lives Matter Installation Opens at Penn Pavilion »
Six members of the Class of 2022 have been named to the inaugural class of Nakayama Scholars. Juniors Sydney Albert, Carlee Goldberg, Erica Langan, Yi Xian “Lyndon” Lee, Ahn-Huy Nguyen, and Micalyn Struble were chosen for their stellar academics, leadership and demonstrated commitment to a career in public service. The Nakayama Public Service Scholarship is part of the university’s efforts to encourage students to use their Duke experience to engage with the large challenges facing communities around the world. The… read more about Six Students Named Inaugural Nakayama Public Service Scholars »
Thavolia Glymph's book, The Women's Fight: The Civil War's Battles for Home, Freedom and Nation (University of North Carolina Press, 2020) won three awards from the Organization of American Historians. The Civil War and Reconstruction Book Award The Mary Nickliss Prize The Darlene Clark Hine Award The book was a finalist for the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, awarded annually “for the finest work on English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or a subject relating to their era”.… read more about Thavolia Glymph wins multiple awards for her book, "The Women's Fight: The Civil War's Battles for Home, Freedom and Nation" »
