Duke Endowment, medical alumni to contribute
The Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) partners with two of the nation's premier foundations to provide outstanding programs for academically gifted students with financial needs.
Susan Cranford Ross, who over nearly three decades served successively as a fund-raising leader for Duke University's Annual Fund, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Athletics, and most recently Duke's Financial Aid Initiative, will step down from the university on June 30.
Local companies and individuals gave gernerously to support the schools and organizations that are part of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership.
"In its new role, the Sanford School is crucial to our mission of bringing knowledge to the service of society,? said Duke President Richard H. Brodhead.
The budget calls for an increase in undergraduate financial aid of 17.1 percent, making it the highest percentage increase of any component in the budget.
Move will bring different units together in one location
Move will bring different units together in one location
President Richard H. Brodhead sent a message to the Duke community describing how the economy is affecting the university and outlining measures to keep Duke strong in the future.