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all of the resources needed for a student to have the full Duke experience.
Thanks to financial aid, all students are afforded the opportunity to simultaneously pursue their greatest ambitions and enjoy the co-curricular and extracurricular activities that make Duke a special place.
Determination, skill and a positive attitude in the face of significant challenges led Valecia Maclin to great success in a career that still includes too few women…
Pavel Molchanov ’03 writes about, and contributes to, a more sustainable future.
When Ashley Hawkes MPP ’21 joined the Sanford MPP program, she also learned she had received the Richard B. and Kathryn C. …
Duke Divinity School has announced the hiring of three new faculty members, each of whom adds to the strengths and gifts of one of the world’s most outstanding divinity faculties.
When the global pandemic brought a swift and sudden end to the 2020 spring athletics season, one alumnus wondered if there was anything he could do to help lessen the blow. …
Duke Divinity School has announced a new hybrid version of its flagship Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program that will give students the opportunity to earn the M.Div. degree without relocating to…
Gifts to the Engineering Annual Fund give already exceptional students like Philip Liu the opportunities they need to rise to their…
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will continue to fund a Duke University program to increase the number of underrepresented minority Ph.D. graduates in the physical sciences and engineering with a…
A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch ’63 has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students in the Duke University School of…
Katrinka and Tom McCallum were one of the first married couples to enroll at Fuqua in the same Fuqua class and program. The McCallums’ long history with Fuqua extends to many facets of the school…
From an early age, as he grew up in Los Angeles in a blue-collar, immigrant family, Arturo Nava’s parents drilled into him that the ultimate achievement to strive for was education. …
For Mary Lynn Wigodsky B.S.N.’71, P’00 and John Wigodsky ’71, P’00, giving to Duke comes naturally. Over the years, their level of engagement has only grown, by…
In FY21, donors pledged $10.5 million as part of a need-based financial aid initiative that matches dollar-for-dollar, the …
A move back to Durham meant Dennis Ph.D.’78 and Jane Gilmore Ph.D.’80, P’14 could share their expertise and offer their help to Duke in many ways.…
Funded by five endowments and the Nicholas School’s Annual Fund, the program awards scholarships covering up to two-thirds of tuition to as many as 15 of the most highly qualified MEM or Master of…
For each of us, home can mean many things beyond the place we currently reside. Duke alumni Tanya Rolle Smith and Geoff Smith remind us what it means to seek comfort and community from…
If you grew up in a military family or know how often those in the military move, you’ll understand how Shannon Denise Norris ’93, M.D.’97 came to view the world as a…
As part of Duke’s anti-racism efforts, the Office of the Provost and The Graduate School are funding 10…
Amy Gillespie ’93, who died in 2019, devoted her career in public service to environmental protection, mentoring young lawyers along the…
Starting this semester, the WIN Empowerment Fund will help engineering students with financial need cover the incidental costs associated…
For art historians, cemeteries serve as one of the most important ways to not only study the art of a period, but also learn more about the culture, the people, and the customs of a time. The…
As part of Fuqua’s commitment to address issues of racial inequity, Dean Bill Boulding announces the formation of The Darryl T. Banks HBCU Scholarship. This merit-based award will support Fuqua…
Our Giving Story: Diane L. Holditch-Davis, Ph.D., B.S.N.’73, FAAN, P’12 and Mark Davis Ph.D., B.S.E.’73, P’12
Because of your support of the Fuqua School of Business Annual Fund, amazing students like Alysha McFall are able to realize their ultimate aspirations.
Duke welcomed 10 outstanding first-year students from eight U.S. states and Kenya to join its student body as A. James Clark Scholars…
The David M. Rubenstein Scholars Program is a national model for…
When it comes to building the Team Fuqua community in China, Chak Man (Joe) Wu MBA ’04 stands out as an ardent advocate, a dedicated volunteer, and a generous donor. Indeed, he was recognized for…
In the fall of 2019, Duke made an important new commitment toward one of the university’s oldest and most important virtues: helping deserving students afford the cost of…
The Duke Women’s Impact Network (WIN) is dedicated to celebrating and accelerating the power of women’s philanthropy, a passion of Sarah Redfield Ryland. She and her husband, Kyle Trivitt Ryland ’…
When the last day of classes concluded for the fall semester,…
It was late spring and a procession of eager undergraduates and their families had gathered in Wallace Wade Stadium waiting for the commencement of the Class of 1978 to begin. Moments later, the…
The DLC’s bond with Madagascar has grown even stronger this year with the launch of three training programs that promise to improve lemur care and welfare in both the…
A $12 million grant from The Duke Endowment will bolster the leadership that Duke Divinity School provides across the church, in academia and in the communities served by the school.
A four decade-long relationship with a foundation has led to a historic distribution of $261 million to Duke University that will support science and technology education and…
Scholarships and fellowships ensure students at the Duke Divinity School have the critical funding they need to become innovative Christian leaders for the church and the world.…
Our world is rapidly changing. Not just for people, but also the environment.
For Melanie Rogers, a student in the Duke Physician Assistant Program, becoming a health care professional was her dream career path ever since a pediatrician provided vital care for her when she…
Getting students out of the classroom and into the world — that was the university’s bold idea behind launching DukeEngage in 2007. Ever since, it has given Duke undergraduates the opportunity to…
Art history. Marine science. Religious studies. Biostatistics. Cultural anthropology. Excellence at The Graduate School (TGS) comes in many forms and spans all disciplines.…
As a graduate student at The Fuqua School of Business, one of the things Javed Tapia M.B.A.’91, P’19, P’21 harnessed was how best to maximize his entrepreneurial aspirations.
When it comes to making a difference in young peoples’ lives, it’s often hard to predict where a mentor can have the most impact.
Bold innovation requires imagination, patience – and most importantly, teamwork.
Scholarships at Duke University School of Nursing allow the best and brightest students to attend regardless of their ability to pay.
Chemistry is a creative discipline between biology and physics. For many students aiming to become scientists, it’s an exciting field.
As part of a $12 million grant from The Duke Endowment, Duke Divinity School announces…
Spend one minute with Lisa Borders ’79 and you’ll see the immense charm, humility, wit and decision-making that make her leadership a tour de force in the public sector and…
As an adviser, it’s not always easy to discern the best academic path forward for high schoolers or college students. But there’s one thing the best advisers never lose sight of: A…
At Duke, 45% of undergraduates receive need-based financial aid.