Reimagining the Criminal Justice System
Duke scholars discuss calls for police reform in media briefing
Topic Race & Culture
Duke scholars are examining forces around race, class, gender, culture, sexuality and religion in their teaching and research and in the community.
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Adolescents From Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Show Gene Regulation Differences
Tougher childhood marks genes related to chronic inflammation, tobacco smoke, air pollution and lung cancer
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News Tip: SCOTUS’ DACA Decision A Major Win for Young Immigrants, Experts Say
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected by a 5-4 vote President Trump’s effort to end the legal protections
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Price: Juneteenth to Be a Day of Reflection and the Beginning of Eliminating Racism
As Americans around the country celebrate the end of American slavery on Juneteenth this Friday, Duke President Vincent E. Price is asking the university to use the day as a moment of reflection on racism and as a starting point to do hard work to eliminate systems of inequality in the country and within the…
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News Tip: SCOTUS Ruling in Gay, Transgender Employees Case ‘The Right Result,’ Experts Say
Ruling prohibits employers from firing workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
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Thinking Nationally, Acting Locally: Duke Community Speaks Out About Racism in Society and at Home
In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by Minneapolis police, it was a week in which many Duke faculty, staff and students went into their communities to raise voices and seek solutions to deep issues of institutional racism in this country.
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Racial Wealth Gap Worse for Families with Children
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Duke Responds to National Protests
President Vincent Price and other university leaders spoke this weekend about the protests arising across the country, condemning racial injustice and saying the university would take action and "continue the work of addressing generations of racism and injustice.
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Duke Experts on How to Help Struggling Families in The Pandemic
In Tuesday media briefing, trio says a massive infusion of government cash and other resources is needed
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NC Residents Social Distancing, But Problem Behaviors Remain
Weekly Duke survey provides insights on how North Carolinians are changing their behavior
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Faith Leaders Address Religious Life in Coronavirus World
Four Duke leaders share insights with media
In the News
Your Brother (or Sister or Mother) Is Asking for Money. Now What?
Features comments by Mariel Beasley, co-founder of the Common Cents Lab, a financial behavior research lab at Duke
Gun Sales Continue Apparent Swell in June as Pandemic Rages and Politics Boil
Quotes Philip Cook, a professor emeritus of public policy studies and an expert on firearms policy
Detroit Athlete Donating High School Grad Money to Sports Academy That Helped Shape His Life
Features incoming Duke student Dorian Mausi
Duke Women’s Basketball Player Launches Rap Career to Inspire Change
Features Duke guard Mikayla Boykin
The Private Sector Must Lead on Diversity
Commentary by Sanford School adjunct professor Stanley Litow, who serves as innovator-in-residence at Duke
Why Black American Women Literally Cannot Breathe
Commentary by Zadaiah Roye, a Duke Stanback Fellow at the Population Institute, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.
The Uncertain Future of Faith and Health
Quotes Dr. Harold G. Koenig, a psychiatry professor and director of the School of Medicine’s Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health
Report Spotlights Work of 10 Campus-Based Centers Focused on Racial Healing and Transformation
Features the work of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center at Duke
Calhoun-Fall
Commentary by Peter H. Wood, a professor emeritus of history
John Brown Is the Future of the Arts at Duke
Q&A with the new vice provost for the arts