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New faculty members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, from left: Nathaniel Mackey; Richard Powell; Guillermo R. Sapiro; and Fred Nijhout.

April 18, 2018

Four Faculty Members Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Natasha Trethewey

February 22, 2018

Poet Natasha Trethewey to Deliver Inaugural John Hope Franklin Lecture March 21

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In Praise Of Keorapetse Kgositsile -- Lion Among Men

February 6, 2018

Tsitsi Jaji: In Praise Of Keorapetse Kgositsile -- Lion Among Men

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It’s Not A ‘Sex Panic -- Approaching Women In The #MeToo Age

January 17, 2018

Faulkner Fox: It’s Not A ‘Sex Panic' -- Approaching Women In The #MeToo Age

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New English Department Faculty: Jarvis McInnis, Taylor Black and Michael D'Alessandro.

November 7, 2017

Three New English Department Faculty Take Study of Literature Beyond the Novel

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Ann Lauterbach: The narratives of Nature

September 20, 2017

Said@Duke: Ann Lauterbach on the Narratives of Nature

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Inside Reynolds Price's house, photographed by friend and colleague Alex Harris

August 31, 2017

Seeing Reynolds Price Through His Art Collection

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Walden Pond

August 25, 2017

Exploring Walden Pond in Kunshan

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Henry Washington: Duke has shifted my perception of "possibility." If you can dream it here, there are structures and resources to help it materialize.

May 8, 2017

Henry Washington: On 'Constructing the New Black Man'

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Lauren Rosen: As a cheerleader, Duke allowed me to see the country. Win or lose, I was given opportunities to travel to cities and towns I never would have seen without Duke and Duke athletics, which broadened my horizons

May 8, 2017

Lauren Rosen: Wearing Duke Pride on Her Sleeves

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Sara Danius returns to Duke as permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.

April 3, 2017

How to Get a Nobel Prize in Literature, Explained

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Nathaniel Mackey reads from his serial poems “mu” and “Song of the Andoumboulou” accompanied by Vattel Cherry on bass.

March 27, 2017

Library of Congress to Present Mackey With Bobbitt Poetry Prize

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Retirement celebration for Karla Holloway held in Penn Pavilion on Thursday, December 8, 2016.

January 30, 2017

Karla FC Holloway Retires from Duke University with a Public Conversation on Race and the Academy

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After moving into the former home of the legendary English professor, an aspiring novelist rediscovers her inspiration

November 11, 2016

Looking for William Blackburn's Legacy

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Author Margot Lee Shetterly meets with students during a reception at the John Hope Franklin Center on Wednesday. Photo by Megan Mendenhall/Duke Photography

November 10, 2016

'Hidden Figures' Author Margot Shetterly on Women Who Inspired Her

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The first image of Frank Sinatra in the movie “Young at Heart.” Filmmakers knew how to tap into the iconic Sinatra “look.”

October 27, 2016

Students Fly to the Moon With a Singer Who Changed American Culture

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