/ en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:34:39 -0400 Tue, 29 Apr 25 14:15:24 -0400 /2025/04/2025-student-commencement-speakers-different-backgrounds-one-special-day One is a first-generation Indian-American who grew up in Princeton, N.J. The other grew up in the rural United States, rodeo riding. Though Danica Bajaj and Lucas Vaughan come from different upbringings, they have one thing in common: They were selected as the undergraduate and graduate student commencement speakers for the Class of 2025. A Message of Hope Bajaj, who will graduate with a computer science major and a philosophy minor, says her message to students this year will center on “finding hope and community during times of uncertainty.” She will talk about entering… Duke Today /2025/04/2025-student-commencement-speakers-different-backgrounds-one-special-day Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:15:24 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy|students, graduate and professional|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/three-decker-award-winners-engaging-students-lifelong-learning Admay, Canelas and Shapiro share their love of teaching Duke Today /2025/04/three-decker-award-winners-engaging-students-lifelong-learning Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:23:04 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed African and African American Studies|Awards and Honors|Chemistry|Faculty|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/sanford-policy-360-podcast-why-there-shortage-affordable-housing Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/sanford-policy-360-podcast-why-there-shortage-affordable-housing Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:53:01 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy|students, graduate and professional /2025/04/two-duke-faculty-elected-american-academy-arts-sciences DURHAM, N.C. – Two Duke faculty are among nearly 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. William Darity, Jr. is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke. His research focuses on inequality by race, class and ethnicity, stratification economics, schooling and the racial achievement gap. He also… Duke Today /2025/04/two-duke-faculty-elected-american-academy-arts-sciences Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:24:22 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/empathy-across-oceans-duke-students-channel-wwii-history-japan “I was promised cherry blossoms if I came to Tokyo,” joked Professor Peter Feaver on a chilly March Friday to a room full of alumni and two dozen traveling Duke students who had just spent a week in Japan filled with immersive learning. The students returned to Duke before the flowers bloomed, but their mission was focused on the searing experience of the Pacific Theater in World War II. They were part of the Program in American Grand Strategy, an initiative aimed at preparing the next generation of national security strategists. One of the ways the program teaches strategy is through a… Duke Today /2025/04/empathy-across-oceans-duke-students-channel-wwii-history-japan Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:01:00 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Political Science|Politics & Public Policy|Sanford School of Public Policy|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/saidduke-stanford-university-professor-joan-lombardi-importance-early-childhood-development Joan Lombardi, director of the Early Opportunities Initiative and adjunct professor and senior adviser at the Stanford University Center for Early Childhood, Graduate School of Education, spoke recently at the Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture. Lombardi, an internationally recognized expert on early childhood development, talked about the rapidly evolving landscape of early childhood. She addressed key issues such as inequality, climate change, technology and the need for innovative solutions in child development. More information is available here. View more from the Said��ţӰ��… Duke Today /2025/04/saidduke-stanford-university-professor-joan-lombardi-importance-early-childhood-development Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:19:05 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/policy-360-podcast-can-we-continue-build-without-immigrants Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/policy-360-podcast-can-we-continue-build-without-immigrants Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:40:34 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/featured-podcast-table-tony Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/featured-podcast-table-tony Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:21:31 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy /2025/04/hart-fellows-research-address-community-issues Sanford School /2025/04/hart-fellows-research-address-community-issues Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:23:29 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sanford School of Public Policy|Students /2025/04/sullivan-award-honors-three-creating-stronger-access-community-services Winners are cited for their selflessness and service Duke Today /2025/04/sullivan-award-honors-three-creating-stronger-access-community-services Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:23:59 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Civic Engagement|Durham & the Region|Faculty|Sanford School of Public Policy|School of Medicine|students, graduate and professional|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences