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A collection of campus photos was added to the 1928 edition of Duke University’s Alumni Register, meant to give Duke graduates a visual update on the progress of campus construction and pretty

Dr. Shana Lassiter joined Duke’s Office for Faculty Advancement on July 11, tapping into a passion for faculty development she discovered throughout a career in higher education.

AS Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke marks its 50th anniversary, we look at some of its history.

In its early years, Presque Isle suffered numerous fires.  As a result, there are few original buildings left along Main Street.  One of the oldest buildings still in existence is the Allen Building, located immediately to the south of the Northeastland Hotel at 428 Main Street.  

A few years ago, Christina Ryerson bought a stack of vintage postcards for three dollars from a flea market in Raleigh. Among the sights depicted in the colorful illustrations on the cards was a view

Editor’s Note: Members of the Duke Community who missed the livestream of this discussion are invited to attend a watch party Wednesday, March 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture.

Black History Month draws its origins to February 1926, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson organized “Negro History Week,” a celebration that honored the contributions of African Americans with activities such as parades, history clubs, speeches, and more.

Deal Ticker: Yokohama Tire Corporation Expands Distribution Network in DFW Plus: Richardsons Office of Strategic Initiatives is moving into the citys innovative quarter; Gulf Relay leases massive South Dallas industrial space, and more. Share your top deals by emailing Real Estate Editor Bianca R. Montes at [email protected]. Yokohama Tire Corporation will expand its distribution network in the U.S. at Intermodal III Industrial Park. Duke Realty Corporation’s Dallas office secured a long-te...

Dreams Held Fast: A Timeline of Black History in the Triangle Designed by Jon Fuller From the nation’s first public university, built by enslaved people, to the demonstrators this summer who finally rid the Capitol grounds of its monuments to white supremacy, the history of the Triangle and its major towns and cities—Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh—is inextricably intertwined with the history of its Black residents. Black history is American history, and Black History Week, esta...

In Its Quest to Become Anti-Racist, Duke Must Reckon With a Past That Echoes Into the Present On the job training session at campus dining in 1947. “Can Duke really become anti-racist?” The question was emblazoned on the cover of the 2020 winter edition of the Duke University alumni magazine and probed with essays, feature stories, and text excerpts from podcasts—mostly responding to the larger racial reckoning that swept America following George Floyd’s death. Letters to th...