Stories about University Scholar Program students in the news, recaps of USP seminars or other events.
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...
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....
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...
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...
Duke Ph.D. Students Help Create Unique Undergraduate Summer Courses Graduate University Scholar Jon Choi was one of several recipients of the Duke Interdisciplinary Studies‘ and Office of Undergraduate Education’s Summer Course Development Grants. Jon...
