Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Gaither on receiving the International Society for Self & Identity's 2021 Outstanding Early Career Award. The ISSI Outstanding Early Career Award is given to a researcher who has made impressive contributions to the empirical and theoretical understanding of self and identity within their first 10 years of obtaining a Ph.D. Learn more about the honor here. read more about Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Gaither! »
The widespread use of masks in schools can effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission and provide a safe learning environment, two Duke scholars said Wednesday. Danny Benjamin, M.D., and Kanecia Obie Zimmerman, M.D., were co-chairs of the Duke-led ABC Science Collaborative, which issued a new report Wednesday showing that North Carolina schools were highly successful in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 within school buildings. The report found in part that masks effectively prevented COVID-19… read more about RESEARCH FINDS MASKS CAN PREVENT COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN SCHOOLS »
The health of Black churchgoers can differ depending on the denomination and the gender of the people in the pews, Duke University researchers have found, and scholars are urging more nuanced examination of the data to help address medical issues such as hypertension, obesity and depression. A five-year project of the university’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity with Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards found that Pentecostal women in particular had higher rates of obesity and hypertension than other Black churchgoers. “We… read more about Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards: ‘Denomination matters’ in Black-focused faith-based health programs »
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Mark Anthony Neal. Dr. Neal is a Distinguished Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American at Duke University, author of several books including: The New Black Man and Looking for Leroy focusing on Black masculinity. In our conversation today we talk about what it means for him to be a feminist and what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him. Listen to the full episode here. read more about Black Male Feminism with Mark Anthony Neal »
Legal expert Darrell Miller discusses African Americans and the second amendment in a report in the Brennan Center for Justice. He talks about how the moral and historical foundations of the insurrectionary Second Amendment must reckon with this paradox: that African Americans, the Americans with the most right to resist tyranny, forswore violence as a tool of political change in favor of peaceful political protest. Read the full report here. read more about Darrell Miller: African Americans and the Insurrectionary Second Amendment »
Ayana Arce studies quarks, which involves colliding atoms at high speeds and watching those constituent particles come into focus. But a recent collaboration between the associate professor of Physics and a visual artist is making vital human bonds visible instead. Arce’s research is the inspiration behind “We Contain Multitudes,” a new mural in northeast Washington, D.C., depicting quarks artistically as creative, resilient and interconnected women. Learn more about it here. read more about Duke Physicist Ayana Arce’s Work Inspires Washington D.C. Mural »
For this installment in a series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with Dr. Nathaniel Mackey. Read the full feature here. read more about Nathaniel Mackey on Evoking John Coltrane and the Visual Delights of Poetry »
Learn more about the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University from students and notable professors such as Dr. Joseph Winters. Watch the full video here. read more about Check out the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University! »
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members representing eight Duke colleges and schools. “Our honorees are recognized as international leaders in a diverse range of fields,” said President Vincent Price. “Their research has already had a significant impact on broader society, helping to improve lives and shape our understanding of the world.” The honorees are the “successors of faculty leaders who helped define the university’s commitment to ethical scholarship, leadership… read more about DUKE AWARDS 22 DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIPS »
JOHN BROWN was named vice provost for the arts last summer. A native North Carolinian, Brown came to the university in 2001 as an adjunct faculty member in the music department and went on to head Duke’s jazz program, along with his own jazz groups. “It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year, and what a year it has been,” he says. Read more of this profile on John Brown here. read more about Q&A: Vice provost for the arts John Brown on the arts at Duke »
Read Dr. William Darity's recent paper with Fenaba Addo and Imari Smith discussing the Black-White racial class and the shrunken Black middle class here. read more about A subaltern middle class: The case of the missing “Black bourgeoisie” in America »
First published in March 2020, Dr. Deondra Rose looks back at the transformative pieces of federal legislation that expanded access to higher ed in the 20th century, including #TitleIX. Read the full piece here. read more about To Expand Access to Higher Education, Snap Out of the Past »
At the Milken Institute, William Darity joined a panel on retirement, healthy longevity, and inclusion. Watch the full session here. read more about Dr. Darity: It's the Life in Your Years: Reimagining Retirement for Longer, Healthier Lives »
Stepehn Piccarella does a detailed review of Nathaniel Mackey's moving Double Trio poetry collection in The Nation. Read the full review here. read more about Dr. Nathaniel Mackey: The Melody of Time »
The Modern Language Association awards $3,000 grants every year to support the development of courses and other educational programs in English, languages, and related disciplines that build enrollments and revitalize student interest in the humanities. For the 2021 competition, we welcome proposals for courses that are projected to start between 1 January 2022 and 1 July 2023. To apply for our next grant cycle, applicants must be current MLA members or be affiliated with a member department of MAPS (ADE or ADFL). Full… read more about Humanities Innovation Grants »
In this piece, Legal expert Darrell Miller reviews the recent books from Kurt Lash, The Reconstruction Amendments: The Essential Documents. Read his full review here. read more about Darrell Miller: Review of The Reconstruction Amendments »
A new course called "The Invention and Consequences of Race" will showcase the breadth of teaching and scholarship at Duke on the topic of race. The full-credit course, developed by the following faculty members, will be open to 300 undergraduates, regardless of major. This university course will provide foundational knowledge about and explore the origins and meanings of the concept of race. It will examine the evolution, pervasiveness, and consequences of racial classifications and racial hierarchies in the U.S. and… read more about A New University Course on Race »
This spring, nine faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine – including CTSI Director Dr. Ebony Boulware and Office of Physician-Scientist and CTSA KL2 Program Director Dr. Rasheed Gbadegesin – have been awarded distinguished professorships. In total, Duke University awarded distinguished professors to 22 faculty members from eight Duke colleges and schools this year. Distinguished professorships are awarded to faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in… read more about Congratulations to Dr. Ebony Boulware and Dr. Rasheed Gbadegesin »
Valerie Cooper, Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies, wrote an op-ed piece in Duke Medium on the recent controversy surrounding tenure decisions for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at UNC-CH. She writes, "Tenure is one of the few real workplace protections Black women enjoy." Read the full piece here. read more about Valerie Cooper: When Bigots Silence Prophets »
Dr. William Darity and Kirsten Mullen share an op-ed in the Rolling Stone about their specific reparations plan. They share that the federal government alone is capable of paying the bill. And, as the entity that created and maintains the black-white wealth gap, it should pay the debt. Read more here. read more about Dr. Darity: 10 Things We Get Wrong About Reparations »
The following faculty members have been listed among the Duke University media contact Experts Lists. Check out the full lists here. Coronavirus, Health Care Dr. Ibukun Akinboyo; Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards; Dr. Lola Fayanju; Dr. Kevin Thomas; Rev. Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley Education: K-12 Dr. William “Sandy” Darity Jr., North Carolina Dr. Kerry Haynie Politics and Public Policy Darrell Miller; Guy-Uriel Charles; Dr. Kerry Haynie; Dr. Deondra Rose; Dr.… read more about Notable Scholars make the Duke University Experts Lists »
Sarah Elizabeth Gaither, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, offers five pieces of advice for PhD candidates in the social sciences at Duke University. Her research focuses on how individuals’ social identities and experiences across the lifespan motivate their social perceptions and behaviors, particularly in diverse settings. Watch here. read more about Sarah Gaither: 5 Pieces of Advice for PhD Candidates »
The Stagville Plantation was once one of the largest plantations in North Carolina: 30,000 acres, with more than 900 enslaved people working the land. A. Kirsten Mullen, a folklorist and arts consultant, and her husband, William Darity, an economics professor at Duke University, visited recently with "Sunday Morning" contributor Mark Whitaker. View the full segment here. read more about Dr. William Darity: Are reparations the answer to America's historic racial wealth gap? »
Amid growing protest movements against racial inequalities and police brutality against black Americans, Juneteenth is taking on more significance this year. But what is the holiday, how did it begin and what is its relevance today? In this PBS broadcast, Mark Anthony Neal, professor of Professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University, and PBS NewsHour's William Brangham answer questions on Juneteenth. Learn more here. read more about MARK ANTHONY NEAL ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT JUNETEENTH »
Congratulations to Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva on winning the 2021 W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award that honors scholars who have shown outstanding commitment to sociology & whose cumulative work has contributed in important ways to advancement of discipline. Find out more here. read more about Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva won the 2021 W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award! »
In an article discussing the 1619 project, An educational program that challenges the way students think and learn about slavery in the U.S., Dr. Adriane Lentz-Smith shares "We need to understand what it means for America to have been born in slavery and for that not to have been aberrational, but foundational." Read the full piece here. read more about Dr. Adriane Lentz-Smith: 1619 Project at heart of 2021 controversies »
Dr. Tsitsi Jaji, among other Duke staff and faculty, share books that send them to destinations. Check out what they're reading here. read more about Books that will take you away this summer »
Duke faculty explore the history, the biology and the cultural impact of music. This includes Dr. Mark Anthony Neal's book What the Music Said and Dr. Tsitsi Jaji's book Africa in Stereo. See all the featured books here. read more about 10 BOOKS ABOUT MUSIC FROM DUKE AUTHORS »
The Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award provides $500,000 over five years to support accomplished investigators at the assistant professor level to study pathogenesis, with a focus on the interplay between human and microbial biology, shedding light on how human and microbial systems are affected by their encounters. The pre-proposal deadline is due by 12 pm EST Friday, July 16th, 2021. Learn more here. read more about The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is accepting pre-proposals for their PATH Program! »
Juneteenth is a holiday that puts the experience of Black Americans at the center of the story of freedom in America. As Congress considers making it a federal holiday, the Duke community will mark the day with a variety of virtual events. View the schedule of events here. read more about CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH WITH DUKE »