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from The Globalist

Learning From Our 'Youngers'

Bruce Jentleson on what we can learn from youth about the fundamental issues of our age

from Inside Higher Ed

Crowdsourcing the Curriculum

Michael Ryan: Students and professors should jointly select content for humanities classes

from Live Science

Dogs Show: IQ Tests Aren’t So Smart

Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods say dogs have evolved a specific kind of intelligence.

from the Huffington Post

Leakers of Classified Information Are Criminals

David Schanzer says we need a free media, but also a way to protect our valid secrets.

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Duke cultural anthropologist Orin Starn says the announcement by Jason Collins could be a watershed moment. "Sports has been behind the rest of America in its lack of tolerance for gays and lesbians in the workplace," he says. "The announcement today may well foreshadow a cultural shift in the sports world, with other prominent athletes now feeling freer to acknowledge their identity." Tell us on Facebook what you think.

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Jeremy Begbie on Art and Theology

Jeremy Begbie, who will speak this weekend at a Duke Forward event in New York, gives a fascinating demonstration of the connection between the arts and theology.

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Duke Oncologist Named as One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People

Duke's Dr. Kimberly Blackwell, one of the country's leading breast cancer researchers, is included in this year's roster of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people

Students

Career Myths and Facts for Graduating Students

Bill Wright-Swadel of Duke's Career Center says the one certainty for new graduates is that their career path will take surprising turns

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