Duke University will expand on its commitment to a strong humanities curriculum and forge new collaborations beyond campus with a $3 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, President Vincent E. Price said Friday. The funding will establish Humanities Unbounded, which will run from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023. The initiative will […]
The Office of the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies is hosting a discussion, reception, and book signing with educational innovator Cathy N. Davidson, author of The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 11, at Duke University’s Penn Pavilion […]
Maria LaMonaca Wisdom will support doctoral students in becoming versatile humanists The Graduate School has appointed Maria LaMonaca Wisdom as Director of Graduate Student Advising and Engagement for the Humanities, beginning November 1. This new role is part of a university-wide program to expand career opportunities for humanities doctoral students. In August 2016, Duke received […]
Duke is giving humanities doctoral students new career paths Durham, NC – With the help of a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Duke University is creating a program that will enhance the curriculum and expand career opportunities for doctoral students in the humanities. The three-year grant from the NEH will […]
Doctoral students in the humanities know they’ll be entering a tight job market. This summer, four Duke students gained an edge by building their pedagogical skills at the National Humanities Center in Durham. Each student chose a text that addresses elements of a standard high school curriculum in American history or literature and created an […]
The John Hope Franklin Center seeks collaborating partners for its Fall 2016 Wednesdays at the Center program. Program Description Wednesdays at the Center (W@TC) is a weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with an audience of students, faculty, staff and community members. The series is organized, […]