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Lisa Borders
“Discouragement doesn’t have to be debilitating. If anything, discouragement should drive you to open your own doors and design your own future.”
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President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera
“We should not take democracies for granted. It’s becoming more and more common to see how they can fail.”
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Robert Satloff
“Is America better off trying to invest its resources to address problems in the Middle East before they become crises, or to protect ourselves from the export of those crises to the United States?”
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Karen M. Davis
“It is important to have women in technology fields. If everyone is the same on your team you do not leave room for innovation.”
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Kathy Tran
“There is not a finite amount of freedom in this country. This is not a pie where there are only so many pieces to give away.”
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General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
“We work for the American people and we’re conscious of that.”
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Issac Bailey
“As a black journalist I’m walking a tight line between not making things worse by downplaying problems within the black community, and not validating racial stereotypes.”
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Tara Westover
“What my education gave me was perspective—that the life I was leading was just one of many possible lives—and the will to choose.”
Duke in Action
Duke Commencement 2019
Take a look back at the sights, sounds and special moments from Duke University's 167th Commencement Ceremony held on May 12, 2019.
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Thursday, a federal judge in Raleigh vacated the murder conviction & ordered the release of @DukeLaw Wrongful Convi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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For undergrads & working professionals considering a career in law & policymaking, @DukeLaw's D.C. Summer Institute… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Louis Sudler Prize is given to an outstanding senior in the creative & performing art This year's recipient Ev… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Duke in the World
With a medical school in Singapore, a campus in China and programs from Russia to Peru, Duke has become a global university, one whose home campus is filled with the perspectives of people from around the world.
Duke in Durham
Durham’s distinctive neighborhoods and thriving businesses combine the friendliness of a small city with tasty dining, lively arts and an entrepreneurial spirit. Durham is diverse, dynamic and a great place to live.