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Muddy Waters, Cleaner Harvests: the Café Initiative Brewing Interdisciplinary Sustainability at DKU

Lam Phuong Mai 2025-04-29 No Comments

edited by Mary Mulualem Kunshan, China – At Duke Kunshan University (DKU), the ArtsDock Living Learning Community has launched an inspiring series of events titled “Muddy Waters Café”. Through these gatherings, the ArtsDock community invites students, faculty, and visitors to rethink a daily habit most take for granted: drinking coffee.

DKU students reflect on American presidential election

Michelle Tom 2025-04-17 No Comments

As a Sino-American joint venture between Duke University and China, the 2024 US elections were widely observed on DKU’s campus. As the new administration takes foot, the DKU community reflected on how the election has impacted them. Ky Boughton, a DKU junior, worked to smooth out the absentee voting process

Yuefeng Island Organic Farm: Locals Leading the Way Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Kunshan

Lam Phuong Mai 2024-11-29 No Comments

Every week, a group of 12 students from Duke Kunshan University visits Yuefeng Island to gain firsthand experience in organic farming practices. The students delve into the intricacies of agriculture, learning about essential topics such as seed diversity, irrigation techniques, and the impacts and long-term costs of monoculture farming practices.

American students organize absentee voter registration drive ahead of presidential election

Mary Mulualem 2024-09-29 No Comments

In DKU’s 11-year history, there has never been an organized effort to help American citizens living in China abroad vote. In the 2024 presidential election, this will no longer be the case. This election cycle, student-led efforts, and campus administrative offices have been instrumental in helping students cast their ballots

DKU campus becomes a movie set for a day

Mary Mulualem 2024-09-18 No Comments

Filming for the upcoming Chinese sci-fi odyssey film “The Decisive Moment”, or 群星闪耀时 (When the Stars Shine) in Chinese, directed by Zhang Disha, moved the cast and crew to DKU’s campus for filming on Wednesday, September 11th. Chinese actors Gao Ye, Huang Bo, Wu Lei, and Sun Yang were alongside

Duke in China

Chloe Alimurong 2024-09-04 No Comments

It’s your junior year at Duke and you’re deciding between Madrid or Copenhagen for your Fall semester abroad. Either way, you’re definitely making a trip to Munich for Oktoberfest. This was not the case for Alistair Simmons, an American Duke ‘25. Studying CS and Chinese at Duke, Alistair took last

From Duke Blue to Wuhan Roots: DKU Students Rediscover their Legacy at the Luojia Global Summer School

Sebastian Portilla 2024-08-26 No Comments

Stroll through DKU’s campus on any random day, and you’ll experience a fashion show of Duke University pride. Hoodies decorated with logos, tote bags featuring the school crest, and t-shirts stamped with the unmistakable Blue Devils—DKU students love to showcase their affiliation. It’s hardly a surprise, considering the link between

I Choose to Remain Palestinian

Malak Waleed Abed Alhaq Musabeh 2024-05-07 No Comments

One of my favorite things about myself is my mixed background. This diversity has taught me to appreciate the beauty in our differences and fueled my desire to explore other identities, which is why I chose to attend university in China. However, carrying different nationalities has shown me that prejudice

Making Hard Work Worth It: 2024 DKU Awards Winners

Mary Mulualem 2024-04-28 No Comments

Photos by Ann Tong DKU held its fourth annual Academic Awards ceremony on Friday, April 27. The opening remarks from Dean of Undergraduate Studies Marcia France described the ceremony as an opportunity to acknowledge DKU’s top academic performers from this year. France, who will be leaving her position as Dean

2024 Athletic Awards: The Complete Winners Lineup

Mary Mulualem 2024-04-28 No Comments

Photos by Yifei Li DKU held its second annual Athletic Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 25 to acknowledge the athletic highlights of the past academic year. In an opening address, Dean Van velzer said the athletics community has a “supersized role, critical in the life of a university”. He highlighted

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