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Duke professor’s 2017 book predicted Trump’s extreme policies. Now she has hope. | Opinion heraldsun.com/opinion/articl…
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For more about the Inequality Studies Minor, a collaboration between the Center and @DukeHistoryDept, check out this introductory video ft. our director @SandyDarity: piped.video/watch?v=ZwT5XPtU…
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How do the ways we remember the past shape our understanding of ourselves and our hopes for the future? Join us for The Ethics of Memory w/ @DavidTreuer, Ryan Falcioni, and Bz Zhang @bz_3dm on March 28 @NasherMuseum.
Learn more: duke.is/memory
ALT The Ethics of Memory with David Treuer, Ryan Falcioni, Bz Zhang 5:30pm Friday March 28 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
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Read Gunther Peck's new piece on the disproportionate representation of citizens between the ages of 18 and 25- including over 750 Duke students- in Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of the results in the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election:
duke.is/yourvote
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Final(ly) Reminder!
JAMELLE BOUIE TONIGHT AT 6.
duke.is/bouie
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A Civil Rights sing-along, a Burning Coal Theatre Company premiere, a Jamelle Bouie talk on the future of American Democracy, and more events the INDY recommends around the Triangle this week. indyweek.com/culture/indy-se…
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THURSDAY, FEB 6: NYT Columnist Jamelle Bouie on "Futures for American Democracy"
Join us for this special evening at Reynolds Theater. This event is free and open to the public. For more info: duke.is/bouie
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Tonight at 5:30 PM: AHA President Thavolia Glymph (Duke Univ.) will deliver her presidential address "Paper Tracings in the Spectacularly Boisterous Archive of Slavery" at #AHA25. aha.confex.com/aha/2025/webp…
ALT A teal background with a black and white photo of Thavolia Glymph. AHA Presidential Address, Thavolia Glymph. 4 January 4 at 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Trianon Ballroom (Hilton).
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Assoc Professor of History & newly appointed @DukeMideast director, no one is better equipped to help you understand the history that led to these breaking events, and the massive impact they will have on the Syrian people, the Middle East, and the world. Space still available!
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This event will take place on the first day back from break! You can use all that leisure time to check out the acclaimed podcast:
thememorypalace.us/
For more event info: bit.ly/themempal
Btw, the new book makes a great gift!!
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OCT 22, 12-1PM: Dr. Margaret Humphreys will discuss how the Civil War actually created a place for Black physicians to train, practice, and proliferate in American society. Further details on our Instagram post: bit.ly/igmahu
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Congratulations to Jennifer Morgan (Duke History PhD, '95), 2024 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship (aka, the "Genius" Grant)!! Check her- and the other new MacArthur Fellows- out here:
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"My goal was really to retell Southern history from the perspective of Latinos, but also to tell Latino history from the perspective of the South, because I think there's a lot for us to learn about both of those things," @DukeHistoryDept prof @ProfCeciliaM tells @WUNC.
New on The Broadside podcast from @wunc: host Anisa Khalifa discusses MAKING THE LATINO SOUTH: A History of Racial Formation with author Cecilia Márquez @ProfCeciliaM @DukeHistoryDept
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We mourn the death of Gerald Wilson, who for six decades guided thousands of students as an advisor, academic dean and @DukeHistoryDept professor. Wilson spent his career making connections with students that lasted beyond their graduations. today.duke.edu/2024/09/duke-…
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Our hearts go out to Dr. Wilson's family and friends, of whom there are a great many within this department and the greater Duke community.
bit.ly/TrinityGW
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Listen to this episode of “Duets” to hear historian @GuntherPeck and Hannah McKnight (T’22) discuss their shared passion for voter rights work and how important collaboration is in achieving social impact. duke.is/DuetsEp2
@dukehistorydept @duke_english #TrinityDuets
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TONIGHT!!
Don't miss this important event. "Duke Votes" will be onhand to help get you registered. Don't let complacency or ignorance rob you of your voice!!
@dukevotes @DukeU @DukeStudents @DukeSocialEQ @DukeSanford @fhi_duke @DukePoliSci @DukeTrinity
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Friday, Sept. 13 @ 7pm
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with Raj Patel on solving hunger, climate change, racism, and poverty. More here:
kenan.ethics.duke.edu/ethics…
@RegulatorBooks @DurhamCountyLib @KenanEthics
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