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Twelve-year-old Fellowship Program Welcomes German Scholars to Duke
Since 2007, German Ph.D. candidates have been coming to Duke through a partnership with the Bavarian American Academy in Munich By Camille Jackson German scholar Clara-Sophie Höhn’s nearly eight weeks on Duke’s campus last year helped advance her Ph.D. project to the next level, offering her the opportunity to engage with experts, use the university’s […]
Mellon Foundation to Fund Expansion of Duke Model For Mentoring Underrepresented Early Career Faculty
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding the expansion of Duke’s Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement (SITPA) program. SITPA is an intensive research mentoring and professional socialization program for early career faculty who are from underrepresented groups or who otherwise deepen diversity at their institutions. One of SITPA’s objectives is to address a […]
Duke Fellow Explores U.S./German Cultural Differences
For Thomas Stelzl, a semester spent as a high school exchange student in Wisconsin seeded a strong interest in American culture, and how it differs from German culture and politics. “I’m drawn to American Studies because of the U.S. influence in the world,” said Stelzl who came to Duke from the University of Passau in […]
Applying Science in the Real World
Duke Senior Researching the Effects of STEM on Girls in Kenya This Summer By Camille Jackson Senior Jenna Peters was planning to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. She thought she’d join a neuroscience lab, but then a summer abroad in Kenya exposed a new interest. “I did not know I loved teaching,” said […]
