Duke University has received $10.45 million in the form of a new award and donor pledges to launch a one-of-a-kind, climate-focused program for postdoctoral fellows. The program is made possible by the collective effort of The Duke Endowment, which contributed $5 million, and Duke donors Julie ‘81 and Ritson ‘81 Ferguson and Mark ‘80 and […]

Duke University has received $18 million in philanthropic support in the form of a challenge fund to bolster DukeLIFE, a critical resource for first-generation and low-income undergraduates. The collective gift represents the vision of lead donors Fred Sutherland ’73 and Barbara Sutherland ’75, both alumni and parents of two Duke graduates, and The Duke Endowment. […]

by Emily Ford Duke Health has received a $4.5 million award from The Duke Endowment to support groundbreaking work to understand and address the health impacts of climate change in the Carolinas. The award will fund a new initiative that facilitates and fosters climate and health research efforts leading to practical solutions. Through interdisciplinary research, […]

New gift renews Wilson’s commitment, allowing the center to continue and expand its work in creating a safer and fairer criminal legal system The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School has received a $5 million gift from Derek Wilson ’86, M.B.A. ’90, P’15 and the Wilson Foundation. This new commitment renews […]

Duke University has received an $8 million award from The Duke Endowment to support the development of innovative, interdisciplinary Ph.D. graduate education collaboratives aimed at preparing doctoral students to tackle the most pressing societal problems of our time.  The award will support the creation of three new communities at Duke that will deepen Duke’s impact […]

Duke University has received a $2 million award from The Duke Endowment for a new initiative aimed at fostering free inquiry and constructive discourse at the university.   The Provost’s Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry, and Belonging creates new opportunities for student, faculty and staff learning across the university, including programs to help students conduct constructive […]

By Wendy Graber Colton Goodman of China Grove, North Carolina, was just 3 years old when he was referred to Duke after an MRI showed a growth behind his right eye. At Duke, he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a life-threatening muscle tissue cancer that is most often seen in children.    The recommended treatment for this […]

Duke University has received a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for $1.25 million over five years as part of their Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative, a national initiative designed to help Christian congregations more fully and intentionally engage children in intergenerational corporate worship and prayer practices.   The grant will enable Duke Divinity School […]

Duke University has received a $5 million award from The Duke Endowment to bolster the work of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School, one of the oldest offices of its kind among all U.S. theological schools. The grant will be used to recruit and support a senior faculty member specializing in […]

Duke University Libraries has received more than $1 million to preserve and make accessible a huge collection of historical papers related to the Duke family.     This support includes a $500,000 grant from The Duke Endowment, along with funds from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Foundation, the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial […]