Faculty

Voices: Duke Community Contemplations

My stuff is part of my story

John V. Brown Jr., Duke’s vice provost for the arts, is a music man at his core. His generous smile widens when he talks about his passions, which include working with students.

Class cultivates the mindset across campus

At an early age, Stephen Hayes discovered that art was his preferred method of communication.

So, let’s talk about it. What exists. What has come before. And how Duke is leading the conversation.

Sociologist Chris Bail calls for a reset of our partisan digital divide

The COVID pandemic has affected everything. Job. Commute. Friendships, health, emotional stability, the economy at large, politics. Talk about anything, and you’re also talking about COVID. And if you have a kid applying to college, it’s blown up the process. Every high school senior, from 2020 until now, has a record that shows school years profoundly affected by the pandemic.

After fleeing Iran, Vahid Tarokh uses his “extraordinary mind” to explore connections