Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences has invited its faculty to submit proposals for the creation of new research initiatives on campus.Following the successful launches of the SPACE Initiative and the Society-Centered AI Initiative, the Trinity Research Initiative will support new directions for interdisciplinary research through seed funding for nascent research collaborations, community-building, and complementary educational and outreach activities.Open to all areas of research and… read more about Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Invites Proposals for New Research Initiatives »
“You have to know your strengths, and you have to go where those strengths are really valued.”For most people, getting fired is a pretty big fail. For Kisha Daniels, assistant professor of the practice in the Program in Education, it was no exception. Daniels knew from an early age that she wanted to be an educator, and began her career working in public schools before earning her doctorate. Before coming to Duke, she spent more than a decade at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), where she trained future… read more about Freedom to Fail: Knowing When to Walk Away »
“Some teachers naturally get along with kids very well, but others need a lot of help to connect with students,” said Linlin Yao, who joins the Program of Education as a Lecturer. “If you want to be a great teacher, you need to be a person who understands others — especially your students.” As a young girl growing up in China, Yao was shy and quiet. A self-described introvert, Yao often doubted herself and her abilities until she had a teacher who believed in her and encouraged her to enter an essay writing contest.… read more about Linlin Yao Nurtures Student Growth »
Approximately 100 students attended the Academic Resource Center’s (ARC) Peer Education Symposium on Friday, September 5. This event, hosted in the Biological Sciences building, showcased a wide variety of Duke leadership professionals who instructed students working in peer education and support roles on ways to enhance their supportive and pedagogical skills. The student participants attended four fifty-minute sessions of their choice, allowing them to focus on the subjects best suited to their specific peer education… read more about Peer Education Symposium Trains over 100 Students »
Professor Kisha Daniels and Duke undergraduate student Selena Collins’ collaborative service-learning course, Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop, connects Duke students and Durham Public School middle and high schoolers. Working in partnership with public school educators, Duke students create engaging learning environments that celebrate language, critical thinking and social justice through hip hop music. Rooted in relationship-building and student empowerment, the course work confirms how community-based, collaborative… read more about Finding the Flow: Hip Hop Pedagogy and Transformative Student Engagement »
Since their first meeting six years ago, Alec Greenwald from Duke University and Yolanda Dunston from North Carolina Central University have been united in a shared vision: Supporting public schools that serve as hubs of opportunity, healing and innovation. Through the university-assistance framework, Duke and NCCU act as a unified partner for local public schools, providing targeted support based on direct input from the school’s community, including its students, families and teachers. The partnership helps… read more about Behind the Data: Mental Health and the Justice System in Durham County »
The Program in Education at Duke University is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on October 22-24. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the site team. Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the respondent's relationship, if any, to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). Copies of all… read more about Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation »
In 1947, the sweet crack of a bat connecting with a baseball was amplified in ballparks big and small when Jackie Robinson crossed major league baseball’s color line and the national pastime truly became America’s game. June 19 is the date of Juneteenth, an earlier milestone along the arduous journey toward freedom and equality in America.The holiday commemorates the arrival in 1865 of the Union Army in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation barring the odious institution of slavery in the… read more about A Duke Professor’s Play on Jackie Robinson Is a Hit for Clayton’s Juneteenth Celebration »
Thirty North Carolina Educators Selected for 2025-26 Kenan FellowshipsRALEIGH, N.C. — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University announced its 2025–26 cohort of Kenan Fellows in recognition of National Teacher Day.This year, thirty teachers representing 24 counties across North Carolina will embark on a transformative year of professional development. These fellows bring expertise from diverse subjects, including STEM, humanities, and special education.… read more about Kenan Fellows Program Welcomes New Teacher Leader Cohort »
The inaugural Southern Roots: Growing University-Assisted Community School Partnerships symposium, held over two days in mid-April at North Carolina Central University and Duke University brought together nearly 200 public school practitioners, community-based partners, and higher education students, faculty and staff from across the U.S. South. Participants engaged in dynamic workshops, site visits, student-led research and movement building, and focused on established and emerging… read more about Inaugural ‘Southern Roots’ Symposium Brings Together Public-School Educators, Community-Based Partners and Higher Ed »
Samantha Bernier Bermudez is a Trinity senior graduating in 2025 with a major in Mathematics and minors in Education and Cinematic Arts. What is a favorite tradition or experience that makes Duke special to you? One thing about Duke is their traditions. Whether it’s burning a bench after beating UNC at home or attending seniors-only midnight breakfast on east campus, Duke really tries its best to be one-of-a-kind (and I think it succeeds.)Who is someone from your undergraduate… read more about The Student Becomes the Teacher: How the Program in Education Prepared a Trinity Major for the Classroom »
Senior Faculty at the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and Professor of the Practice in Education at Duke UniversityDavid Malone, PhD, joined the Cook Center in 2014, when it first originated as the Duke Consortium on Social Equity. He is currently the Co-Director of the Working Group on Educational Equity & Policy at the Cook Center and a Professor of the Practice in Education. With almost 40 years of experience in leadership, teaching, and research at Duke, Dr… read more about A Q&A with Senior Faculty David M. Malone »
Carter Zenke ’20 was initially drawn to Duke because of its interdisciplinary strengths. He began his academic journey in Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, focusing on electrical and computer engineering. But he quickly realized his interests were much broader. Zenke moved to Trinity and created his own interdisciplinary major through Program II, an individualized degree program for students whose interests cross departmental boundaries. read more about Carter Zenke Shares His Journey Through Interdisciplinary Education at Duke »
All five university and community leaders honored at the annual Samuel DuBois Cook Society award ceremony Thursday night had the same message: When we embrace difference, we achieve excellence.Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper received the Cook Society’s Distinguished Service Award, given each year to a leader whose service reflects Cook’s social activism and leadership.“It has been said often that my cabinet and staff were by far the most diverse in state history,” Cooper said. “It has also been said that they were the… read more about Cook Society Awards: Five Campus & Community Leaders Who Built a ‘Beloved Community’ »
Duke + Durham: Empowering Students for Bold Thinking and Big FuturesThe February edition of Durham Magazine features Duke TeachHouse as part of an article about Duke's work with local students.https://issuu.com/shannonmedia/docs/_dmfm25_issuu/35 read more about Duke TeachHouse Featured in Durham Magazine »
The Bass Connections team hosted a series of six Teach In sessions at Duke TeachHouse. Educators, students, researchers, stakeholders, and community members had the opportunity to learn about and visualize the Community School Strategy. Sessions included panels, informational sessions, engaging activities, and reflective journaling prompts. Student researchers collected data at the first and last sessions in order to determine how teachers' attitudes and understanding of community schools had changed over time. … read more about University-Assisted Community Schools Teach Ins at Duke TeachHouse »
Ask Deja Simms, a sixth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Durham’s Neal Middle School, about her class’s Friday learning sessions with Duke students, and she’ll say: “We usually have low attendance Fridays, but now no student is missing. They’re like, ‘The Duke students are coming?’ They’re excited.” The lessons were part of education professor Kisha Daniels’ Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop class, where her students worked with the sixth graders on exploring how social issues are connected to musical genres. The class… read more about Hip Hop in the Classroom »
