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Happy 20th Anniversary, Working@Duke

Happy 20th Anniversary, Working@Duke

In 2006, the first issue of Working@Duke landed in campus mailboxes, created to better connect staff and faculty with the stories shaping their work and the university.

Twenty years and 128 print issues later, the publication has grown into a dynamic digital source for employee news, storytelling, video and social media.

What follows is a look back at standout stories from two decades of Working@Duke. Join us in celebrating the people, milestones and moments that have defined the magazine and the community it serves.

Rachel Meyer Gallagher poses with daughters Cecilia, left, and Maggie, right, while holding a Working@Duke magazine she was on the cover of
Since Rachel Meyer Gallagher, center, appeared on the cover of the Working@Duke April/May 2020 magazine, she has welcomed daughter Maggie, right, and Cecilia, left. Photo by Travis Stanley

May 18, 2026

What Changed After the Cover Story That Never Ran

In Working@Duke’s 20th anniversary year, Rachel Meyer Gallagher revisits anxiety, growth and the seasons that followed ‘the issue that never printed’ due to the pandemic

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Duke University Police Department Major Ron Evans was one of the people featured in the cover story of the December 2019/January 2020 issue of Working@Duke. Photo by Travis Stanley.

April 27, 2026

A Boss at Leadership: Catching Up With Ron Evans in Working@Duke’s 20th Year

Six years after being featured, a Duke police leader reflects on growth, responsibility and the relationships that still guide his leadership

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Jim Allen holds a magazine with himself on the cover while standing on the Al Buehler Trail
Jim Allen appeared on the cover of the December 2011 / January 2012 cover of Working@Duke running on the Al Buehler Trail with Duke Run/Walk Club. Photo by Travis Stanley

March 30, 2026

The Long Run: Catching Up With Jim Allen in Working@Duke’s 20th Year

Fifteen years after his Duke Run/Walk Club success, Jim Allen proves that maintaining healthy habits is a marathon not a sprint

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