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Comemncement 2019
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Commencement Stories 2019

A wrapup of stories from Commencement week and the Class of 2019

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Students celebrate the awarding of degrees during commencement

Duke Commencement 2019: Life Lessons and Celebrations

Students, family members cheer speaker Lisa Borders at annual graduation ceremony

PUBLISHED May 12, 2019 IN Academics , Campus
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Lisa Borders roused the students with her life lessons. Photo by University Communications

Lisa Borders' Life Lessons

Commencement speaker's advises Class of 2019 on embracing adversity

Good Morning, everyone. Thank you, President Price, for the opportunity to address the...

PUBLISHED May 12, 2019 IN Campus
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Leah Rosen advised new graduates to focus on 'being' rather than 'doing.'

Leah Rosen: The Power of a Place

Class speaker advises classmates to leaving behind focus on 'doing' and enjoy 'being'

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We’ve all been asked this question...

PUBLISHED May 12, 2019 IN Campus
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Academic Council Chair Don Taylor leads President Vincent Price in the baccalaureate procession Friday. Photo by Jared Lazarus

Vincent Price to the Class of 2019: Seek 'Unhistoric Acts' that Grow the Good

President delivers annual Baccalaureate address

Good afternoon. To the great class of 2019, let me say congratulations. I don’t want to...

PUBLISHED May 10, 2019 IN Campus
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Class of 2019

Student Honors and Laurels for 2019

National, university and department awards for students

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS Rhodes Scholarship Three Duke...

PUBLISHED May 9, 2019 IN Academics
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Duke students toss their mortarboards in the air in celebration of commencement

Class of 2019: Eight Students Who Changed Duke ... and Themselves

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PUBLISHED May 8, 2019 IN Academics
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The Blue Devil and a Class of 2018 member take a selfie together

Eight Things #Duke2019 Should Do Before Commencement

PUBLISHED May 8, 2019
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Duke Commencement 2019

Duke to Award Four Honorary Degrees at May 12 Commencement

Meet the individuals being recognized for sharing Duke’s values and commitment to excellence

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PUBLISHED March 27, 2019
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Class of 2019
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Class of 2019: Graduating Stories

Profiles of undergraduate and graduate students who leave the university this May having made a...

PUBLISHED May 1, 2019
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Graduates from the Nicholas School of the Environment pose for photos. Photo courtesy of the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Smaller Graduation Ceremonies Require Big Efforts

Commencement weekend events give students an intimate celebration

Two years ago, Nancy Kelly stood at a lectern in front of a thousand onlookers in a large white...

PUBLISHED May 6, 2019 IN Working@Duke , Campus
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