Duke University has received $11 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, a private family foundation based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on educating engineers for the most pressing challenges of today. The award brings the foundation’s total support for the program to more than $30 million.  Specifically, the award will benefit the A. […]

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 […]

As Duke embarks on its most ambitious campaign to date, the university is celebrating new successes across its fundraising and alumni engagement enterprise. MADE FOR THIS: The Duke Campaign, which launched externally in February 2025, is engaging alumni and friends of the university to accelerate progress in areas where Duke can make the greatest difference […]

Duke University has received a $5 million award from The Duke Endowment for professorships and scholarships at The Fuqua School of Business. This award and related fundraising will motivate and ensure the top-tier business school can continue to compete for the best and brightest students. “We are grateful to The Duke Endowment for this award […]

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 […]