Duke University Scholars Program Presents It Takes a Village Saturday, March 23, 9:00 am – 2:15 pm Field Auditorium Grainger Hall Nicholas School of the Environment 9:00 – 9:20 am Breakfast 9:20 am Welcome...
USP alumna María Zurita Ontiveros T’21 recently reflected on her path after having won the Benenson Awards in the Arts twice. Her first was awarded in 2019 as she did a directing internship at...
Grad Uni Gabriela Nagle Alverio was one of many Duke University experts and students in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29. The Duke experts...
University Scholar alum Runbin Dong, Pratt 2012, recently announced the launch of a new company that helps small- and medium-sized businesses with customer-driven marketing. Runbin is the founder and CEO of Scale Social AI....
Will Brown Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Major: Undeclared Will Brown is a freshman undergraduate from Lexington, Kentucky. With deep roots in Appalachia, Brown is eager to share his culture with others and learn about theirs....
Harper Hornaday joined the University Scholars Program as a professional school student pursuing the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree through the Duke University School of Nursing. The school’s magazine featured a story...
Undergraduate Uni Bianca Ingram ’25 spends time with students from Neal Middle School in Durham as part of a service learning component in Professor Kisha Daniels’ Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop class. Ingram, along...
Undergraduate University Scholar Zeinab Mukhtar (Class of 2025) joined fellow Blue Devils on the Arabic Debate Team in triumphing in the 4th edition of the U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship held at the University...
Hispanic Executive has published a new article featuring University Scholars alum Eva De La Rosa, Managing Director – Head of iShares at BlackRock. Eva earned her MBA at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. The...
Graduate University Scholar Sam Hunnicutt was one of several recipients of the Center for Documentary Studies new research fellowships. Sam is a PhD candidate in Romance Studies and won the fellowship to do research on...
Undergraduate University Scholar Kulsoom Rizavi spent 10 days in Iceland in summer 2023 to direct a documentary called “A Funeral for Ice” with fellow student Jacob Whatley, who served as the film’s cinematography. See...
Marshia Ahsan Hometown: Manchester, Connecticut Major: Public Policy Minor: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Marshia is a current sophomore. This year she plans to declare her major in Public Policy while also pursuing a...
Grad Uni Brandie Quarles Chidyagwai is a PhD candidate in Biology. She was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring this past spring, just one of multiple awards, including the University Scholars Program...
