Duke Diversity in the News
Duke Homecoming Weekend a Town-Gown Touchdown
Duke goes head to head for the first time in its football history with Durham neighbor North Carolina Central University (NCCU) during Duke’s Homecoming Weekend Sept. 25-27.
Events kick-off with Bull City Football Fest at Durham Athletic Park
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Duke to Pay Tribute to Alumni Killed in War
On Friday, Oct. 23, Duke University and the Duke Alumni Association will pay tribute to alumni who have lost their lives in service to their country since World War II.
Duke will dedicate a plaque that will be inscribed with the names of alumni who died in battle during the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf and Iraq wars.
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NCCU and Duke Share NC Mutual's Historical Archives
Duke and NCCU have entered into a joint partnership to share the North Carolina Mutual Collection.
On the day before Duke and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) met for the first time on the football field, officials from the two universities gathered on the 12th floor of Durham’s NC Mutual building to witness the transfer of over 100 years of the prestigious black-owned insurance company’s historical archives.
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Racism and Sports: A Global View
Conference addresses race and other issues surrounding professional sports
Harry Edwards, one of the organizers of the salute, and a sociologist at the University of Berkeley, comes to Duke this month for an Oct. 28-30 conference to discuss race and other issues surrounding professional sports.
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Show Your Pride
Annual pride parade marches around East Campus
Rainbow flags, balloons, festive banners and parade floats will mark the 25th annual North Carolina Pride Festival and Parade.
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Duke in Pictures: The Opening of the Doing Good in the Neighborhood Campaign
Carter School Singers perform at reception
President Richard H. Brodhead poses with Durham’s Carter Charter Community School Singers after the group’s performance at the Sept. 23 reception honoring donors to last year’s Doing Good in the Neighborhood employee giving campaign.
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Race After Obama's Election
Did America move beyond racism with the election of Barack Obama as the country’s first black president last year? Not quite, contends Duke sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva.
Sociologist's new book address racism in post-Obama America
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Remembering Muslim Americans At Times Other Than Ramadan
It’s the start of September, the time of year when Americans discover anew that Muslims live in their country.
"I hope Americans will ... embrace the fact that Muslims are an integral part of our national family -“ and our country is better for this," writes Jen'nan Read.
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Riding the Hallelujah Train
A two-day gospel music project pulls into Durham's Hayti Heritage Center
Gospel singer Pastor Brady Blade Sr., his son Brian Blade and guitarist Daniel Lanois headline The Hallelujah Train...
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