Duke Today Schools Feed / en Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:08:53 -0400 Mon, 24 Feb 25 18:40:32 -0500 Campaign Launch Weekend Inspires Alumni, Students to Reflect on their Personal Duke Stories /2025/02/campaign-launch-weekend-inspires-alumni-students-reflect-their-personal-duke-stories Going into her senior year at Duke, Danielle Squires ’02 was well on her way to making the most of her remaining time on campus and was excited about starting her career. But when she learned both of her parents lost their jobs and would not be able to pay tuition for their daughter’s final year, Squires’ future at Duke felt less certain.  She reached out to the bursar’s office to let them know the news—and that’s when everything changed. “They told me, ‘You’ve had a really good three years here,’” Squires recalled. “‘The fourth year is on us.’” With that one act of… Duke Today /2025/02/campaign-launch-weekend-inspires-alumni-students-reflect-their-personal-duke-stories Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:40:32 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Duke Leadership|Faculty|Philanthropy & Development|Students $10 Million Gift to Expand Bolch Institute’s Work Strengthening Rule of Law /2024/12/10-million-gift-expand-bolch-institutes-work-strengthening-rule-law Bolch Judicial Institute /2024/12/10-million-gift-expand-bolch-institutes-work-strengthening-rule-law Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:08:23 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Philanthropy & Development|Politics & Public Policy|School of Law $5 Million Award from The Duke Endowment to Boost Black Church Studies /2024/10/5-million-award-duke-endowment-boost-black-church-studies Giving to Duke /2024/10/5-million-award-duke-endowment-boost-black-church-studies Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:39:02 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Divinity School|Philanthropy & Development Duke Libraries Awarded Funds to Expand Duke Family Archive /2024/09/duke-libraries-awarded-funds-expand-duke-family-archive Giving to Duke /2024/09/duke-libraries-awarded-funds-expand-duke-family-archive Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:03:50 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed ţӰ Libraries|Durham & the Region|Philanthropy & Development Duke Counts Historic Fundraising and Alumni Engagement Year as it Reflects on 100 Years of Impact /2024/08/duke-counts-historic-fundraising-and-alumni-engagement-year-it-reflects-100-years-impact As ţӰ continues to mark its centennial year throughout 2024, it is celebrating historic fundraising and alumni engagement efforts. Nearly 87,000 ţӰ alumni and friends gave $573 million in fiscal year 2024 to support the research, faculty, financial aid, patient care, campus transformations, and the student experience that will take the university into its next 100 years. In addition, more 17,000 alumni gave their time back to Duke through volunteer efforts for the university, including serving as alumni ambassadors to prospective students, paying it forward by… Duke Today /2024/08/duke-counts-historic-fundraising-and-alumni-engagement-year-it-reflects-100-years-impact Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:43:47 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Philanthropy & Development $30 Million Award From The Duke Endowment to Strengthen AI and Computer Science at Duke /2024/08/30-million-award-duke-endowment-strengthen-ai-and-computer-science-duke Duke Giving /2024/08/30-million-award-duke-endowment-strengthen-ai-and-computer-science-duke Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:33:35 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Artificial Intelligence|Computer Science|Philanthropy & Development|Pratt School of Engineering|Science & Technology Initiative|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences ţӰ Receives New $5 Million Grant for Lilly Library Renovation /2024/04/duke-university-receives-new-5-million-grant-lilly-library-renovation ţӰ 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 just as the renovation project is scheduled to begin. Lilly Library will close to the public after final exams on May 4, and construction is expected to last two years. When complete, Lilly will… Duke Today /2024/04/duke-university-receives-new-5-million-grant-lilly-library-renovation Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:45:44 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Buildings & Grounds|ţӰ Libraries|Philanthropy & Development Laura Heilenday Named Duke Associate Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer /2024/04/laura-heilenday-named-duke-associate-vice-president-and-chief-engagement-officer A Duke alumnus and marketing executive with Choice Hotels International, Heilenday will be the first to permanently hold this inaugural position Duke Today /2024/04/laura-heilenday-named-duke-associate-vice-president-and-chief-engagement-officer Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:41:06 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Duke Leadership|Philanthropy & Development Students to Benefit from Historic $100 Million Award /2023/11/students-benefit-historic-100-million-award The Duke Endowment gift will support wider access to Duke and greater experiential learning opportunities Duke Today /2023/11/students-benefit-historic-100-million-award Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:13:57 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Leadership|Education & Classroom Learning|Philanthropy & Development|students, graduate and professional|students, undergraduate Parents’ Gift Honors an Adviser Who Helped Their Daughter’s Interest in Brain Science /2023/07/parents-gift-honors-adviser-who-helped-their-daughters-interest-brain-science Giving at Duke /2023/07/parents-gift-honors-adviser-who-helped-their-daughters-interest-brain-science Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:25:59 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Institute for Brain Sciences|Faculty|Philanthropy & Development|Psychology and Neuroscience|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences