Diversity at Duke University

"One of the Hope for Children group home communities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Hine Fellow Elena Rue (at center, holding baby). This photo was taken by an eight-year-old girl who lived at the group home. " [more]

A Message from Duke President, Richard Brodhead...

I can imagine an ideal university, a place where students, employees and scholars come together from different continents and states, different religions and political viewpoints, different races and classes. In this place, these differences are the source of curiosity and robust, respectful debate, not of division and alienation...

Duke University is committed to becoming such a place.[more]

Allen Talks Diversity at Duke

Faculty discuss how initiatives are essential to Duke's strategic aspirations

Feb 19 - Nominate colleagues for Presidential & Algernon Sullivan Awards

The Presidential Awards recognize staff and faculty who have made distinctive contributions to Duke University and Duke University Health System within the past calendar year.

How can you help? Earthquake hits Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti shortly before 5:00 p.m. that evening. There is no estimate as to how many have been pronounced dead or wounded, but an American Red Cross spokeswoman warned that “up to 3 million people may have been affected.”

Languages Across Duke

Help a co-worker, learn a language.

New faculty at Duke

This year, 275 regular-rank faculty members arrived on campus, including 87 tenured and tenure-track faculty members. One came from China with an interest in the Amazon. Another learned her passion for politics on the campaign trail in Arkansas. A third is a Pulitzer Prize winner who is helping to take journalism into the computer age. All followed their own unique paths to Duke.