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By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) - Duke University plans to welcome National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F.

Duke University plans to welcome National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. as the 2024 Environmental Justice and Racial Equity Fellow. A distinguished civil rights leader, global business figure, faith leader, and public intellectual, Dr. Chavis will link his teaching, research and service contributions with Duke’s strategic objectives, notably climate change and racial equity.

Duke University welcomes Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. as the 2024 Environmental Justice and Racial Equity Fellow, bringing his expertise in social, environmental, and political justice to the fellowship. Chavis will co-convene an undergraduate course on

Duke University is bringing its expertise in environmental management, policy and engineering to an active community of researchers, practitioners and educators who are addressing major infrastructure challenges in the United States through “Engineering With Nature®.” The Nicholas Institute will lead Duke’s involvement in the Network for Engineering With Nature, working with faculty, staff and students across the university.

Judy Ledlee has been named executive-in-residence at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and Nicholas School of the Environment.