And What a Year It Was!
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As we reflect on 2020 and we welcome 2021, we want to thank you, the Duke community, for your continued support and partnership over the past year. We faced tremendous challenges in 2020 and these first weeks of 2021, specifically the attack on the Capitol, remind us of how much work there is yet to come in order to accomplish real transformation in our country. But through it all, one thing remains clear: your commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion have brought us closer together. Bigger and better things are in store, and we wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.
The Office for Institutional Equity
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Starsky Wilson to Highlight Duke's MLK Commemoration Events
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Reverend Doctor Starsky Wilson, nationally recognized children's rights and racial equity champion who, in December, succeeded Marian Wright Edelman as president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), will deliver the keynote address for Duke's annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration on Sunday, January 17.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MLK PROGRAMMING ⇨
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Registration Now Open for the Samuel DuBois Cook Society 2021 Awards Ceremony
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Each year, the Samuel DuBois Cook Society recognizes community members who follow Doctor Cook's example of social activism and leadership. This year's celebration will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COOK SOCIETY & THE AWARDS ⇨
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RecTalks: The Power of the Outdoors
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RecTalks are informative and influential discussions with experts in their industries of sport, recreation, physical education and wellness. Hosted by Duke Recreation and Physical Education, the goal is to provide the Duke community with resources and information that promotes the physical, environmental, and mental wellbeing of our university community.
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Wireless Security at Home
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Working from home has its many challenges, but home Wi-Fi coverage should not be one of them. The Duke IT Security Office provides good tips and solutions to attain a safe and robust home connection.
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Othered Suns Art Installation at The Rubenstein Arts Center's New Outdoors Experimental Structure
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North Carolina artist Antoine Williams, creator of a wheat paste and sound installation on The Rubix, a new temporary structure for public art behind the Rubenstein Arts Center. Photo by John Kang.
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While the Rubenstein Arts Center remains closed to the public, The Rubix outdoor structure serves as a canvas for artists to display their work publicly. Antoine Williams' Othered Suns "explores the physical, emotional, psychological, and temporal landscapes Black bodies have had to continuously traverse in order to find spaces of freedom."
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Duke alumna and employee, Ke'Yona Barton, discusses her positive outlook during her challenging journey that led her to distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to Duke employees.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT DUKE'S COVID VACCINE ROLLOUT ⇨
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Duke University Institutional Statement of Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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