Duke in Durham
An ongoing neighborhood partnership
Together Duke and Durham can accomplish things neither can do alone,
according to Duke President Richard H. Brodhead: “Working with
the whole of this community, we can make Durham what we all want
and need: an excellent place to live and work, for every citizen
of this town.”
For the past 10 years, Duke has worked with residents, community
leaders, charitable foundations, local government, schools and churches
to raise more than $12 million to invest in the 12 neighborhoods
surrounding the campus.
The Duke-Durham Neighborhood
Partnership simply formalizes what has always been true: Duke,
nearby neighborhoods and Durham are one big community.
As the city’s largest employer and a responsive neighbor, Duke
aims to build on that partnership’s fundamental principles
of mutual trust, community empowerment and collaboration in new ways.
Among them:
- Working with city officials and developers in the revitalization of downtown Durham, West Main Street and the Ninth Street district.
- Enhancing available cultural opportunities with development of the new Central Campus, which will include the Nasher Museum, the Center for Documentary Studies and the John Hope Franklin Center.
- Engaging students, faculty and staff in the public schools and related programs where Duke’s expertise and resources can enhance the educational achievement of local youth.
- Partnering with North Carolina Central University and Durham Technical Community College in efforts to serve the Durham community.
- Extending efforts to improve the quality of community medical care, including the development of community-based health clinics.