History

A bird's eye view of a Durham mill village

June 15, 2017

Bull City 150 Pop-up Event on Durham's History of Inequality

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Jonathan Aisenberg: Duke has given me the academic flexibility to pursue the arts as a career path while also taking diverse classes in history, public policy, statistics and computer science,”

May 9, 2017

Jonathan Aisenberg: Diving Into Academics and the Arts

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Elizabeth Kennedy: Duke has been the opportunity of a lifetime. These last four years have challenged my perspectives, introduced me to new ways of thinking and living in the world, and gave me the confidence and skills to pursue my passions

May 8, 2017

Elizabeth Kennedy: Seeking Experiences to Challenge Her

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Mariana Calvo: At Duke I not only found my passions, but Duke gave me the support and the resources to pursue them

May 8, 2017

Mariana Calvo: DukeEngage Sends Student on a Path of Human Rights Research

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Mary Ann Witt reflects on her husband Ronald during a memorial service Friday. Photo by Megan Mendenhall/Duke Photography

May 1, 2017

Remembering Ronald Witt: A Scholar 'Larger Than Life'

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African American troops arrive in an ambulance at the American Red Cross military hospital in Auteuil, France. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

April 6, 2017

WWI Centennial: After African-Americans Fought Abroad, They Returned to Fight for Democracy at Home

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Love Songs jazz opera

March 28, 2017

New Jazz Opera Based on Robert Korstad's Book

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Fraud has been part of the American economy from its earliest days.

March 25, 2017

Flimflams, Scams and Ripoffs: A History of American Fraud

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Students helped socialize two 6-week old golden retriever puppies as part of their class. The puppies, MATTOX and CHESSIE, are in training to become assistance dogs through the paws4people foundation. Photo by Megan Mendenhall/Duke Photography

March 21, 2017

Spring Breakthrough: A Week of Learning for Learning's Sake

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March 21, 2017

Duke Flags Lowered: History Professor Ron Witt Dies at Age 84

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March 13, 2017

March 27 Conference to Explore Cost of Opportunity Related to Higher Education in Brazil

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James Meredith walks to class at the University of Mississippi in 1962, accompanied by U.S. Marshal James McShane (left) and John Doar of the Justice Department. Photo by Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report, via Wikimedia Commons.

March 9, 2017

University Course Examines Race, History and Higher Education in the South

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March 7, 2017

News Tip: Expert Available to Comment on 'Day Without a Woman'

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February 24, 2017

History Graduate Student Offers Up Food for Thought in Photo Exhibit

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February 19, 2017

Emmett Till's Murder Stained America. What Followed Was Just as Important

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How the Dems Lost North Carolina

February 6, 2017

Gunther Peck: How the Dems Lost North Carolina

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