Tag: Duke University
Duke University to House Hate Group Archives of the Southern Poverty Law Center
The collection includes more than 90 boxes of materials that include periodicals, pamphlets, flyers, and other documents that hate groups in the United States have sent to members and recruits over the past 30 years.
In Memoriam: Antronette Yancey, 1957-2013
A professor of public health at the University of California at Los Angeles, she was a leading advocate of brief periods of exercise throughout the day for schoolchildren and office workers. As an undergraduate, she played varsity basketball at Northwestern University.
University Study Examines Why Blacks Pay More for Housing Than Whites
The study of more than 2 million home sales from 1990 to 2008 in four major metropolitan areas studied prices by Blacks and Whites of comparable homes in the same neighborhoods. Blacks, on average, paid 3.5 percent more.
Duke’s Efforts to Diversify Its Faculty Over the Past Quarter-Century
From 1993 to today the number of Blacks teaching at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has increased from 44 to 138. Today, Blacks are 4.25 percent of the university's total faculty.
Two African Americans Awarded Gilliam Fellowships
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has chosen nine students for its 2013 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. The students receive $46,500 per year, for up to four years, for doctoral studies in the life sciences. Two of nine fellows are African Americans.
1805 Bill of Sale for Three Slaves Donated to Duke University
The bill of sale lists three slaves, Elizabeth, a 20-year-old woman and her daughter Harriet who was six months old. A third slave Delilah, aged 14, was also included. The three slaves were sold for a total of $493.
Duke University Study Finds Racial Slurs Remain Common in American Workplaces
The study found that many White men are reluctant to object to racist slurs used by other members of their racial group. The authors of the study state that those who failed to speak up when confronted with racial slurs tended to believe in their own group's social dominance.
Honors and Awards for African Americans in Higher Education
Andrea Barnwell Brownlee of Spelman College is honored by the High Museum of Art. Duke University gives a first book award in photography to Gerald Gaskin and Coppin State University honors an alumnus who went on to serve as police commissioner in Baltimore.
The Higher Education of the Newest Black U.S. Senator
William "Mo" Cowan, a graduate of Duke University and the Northeastern University School of Law, will serve in the U.S. Senate until a special election is held to determine who will fill out the term of Senator John Kerry, who left Capitol Hill to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Duke University to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Its Racial Integration
The nine-month celebration, entitled "Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future: Commemorating 50 Years of Black Students at Duke," will begin in January with a reception at the Nasher Museum of Art.
Photo of Student in Blackface Appeared on Duke’s Athletics Department Official Website
A student at a lacrosse team party blackened her face as part of her Buckwheat costume. A photo of the student at the party was posted on the team's official webpage.
Another Honor for Ambassador and Professor James Joseph
James A. Joseph, professor emeritus at Duke University and former Ambassador to South Africa, received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the International Leadership Association.
New Summer Institute at Duke for High School Teachers in African American Studies
The new institute will instruct high school teachers on using historical literature and fiction to teach English and social studies classes on African American history.
Five African Americans Named to New Positions in Higher Education
The appointees are Allen M. Jackson, Loria Brown Gordon, Lamonte Aidoo, Andrena Gaymon and Thomas Hudson.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
MasterCard Foundation Makes a Major Commitment to the Education of Africans
Among the partnering institutions in the United States are Arizona State University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley, Duke University and Wellesley College.
Duke University Study Examines African Americans’ Adherence to the DASH Diet
Researchers at Duke University have found that African Americans are less likely than Whites to adopt or adhere to a dietary program aimed at preventing and managing high blood pressure.
Duke University Acquires the Papers of John Hope Franklin
The archive includes more than 300 boxes of materials which include diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, drafts of speeches, photographs, and video recordings.
Research Finds That Blacks Are Less Likely Than Whites to Receive Special Pacemakers
For patients who experienced chronic heart failure, Blacks are less likely than Whites to be outfitted with a special pacemaker that has been shown to prolong survival rates and ease symptoms.
Shaw University Students Gain Access to the Duke Divinity School Library
A reciprocal agreement will allow students at Duke Divinity School of Shaw University to access the library resources at the other institution.
Charles Becton to Lead North Carolina Central University
A former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, he has been teaching at the law schools of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Pauli Murray Named a Saint of the Episcopal Church
In 1938, she mounted an unsuccessful legal effort to gain admission to the all-white University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In Memoriam: William James Raspberry, 1935-2012
From 1995 to 2008, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist served as the Knight Professor of the Practice of Communications and Journalism at Duke. He commuted from Washington to Durham each week when classes were in session.
New Book Explores the Impact of Early Photography on African Americans
Co-editor Maurice Wallace of Duke states that "early photography helped the U.S. visualize the possibility of African-Americans as proper and fully engaged citizens in our democracy."
Study Finds Black Children Have High Levels of Flame Retardant Chemicals in Their Systems
Some of the flame retardant chemicals have been banned but they remain in older furniture that is more likely to be owned by low-income and minority families.
Duke University Economist Finds Blacks Pay a Premium in Housing Market
When all other variables are the same, African Americans on average pay $6,000 more than Whites for a $200,000 house.
Duke University Honors Its First Black Students
The scholarship fund was established with a $1 million gift from a White classmate of the five Black students who racially integrated Duke's undergraduate programs in 1963.
Paula McClain to Be the First African American Dean of a School at Duke University
A professor of political science, Dr. McClain has served on the Duke University faculty since 2000.
Duke University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Convictions by All-White Juries
When the jury pool was all White, Black defendants were convicted 81 percent of the time. When the defendant was White, the conviction rate was 66 percent.
Duke University Opens Exhibit on the History of the Portrayal of Africans Americans in Film
The exhibit, entitled "From Blackface to Blaxploitation: Representations of African Americans in Film," will be shown through the end of July.
Duke University President Addresses the Issue of Race
Each year Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University, addresses the annual meeting of the university faculty. This year, he chose to discuss the issue of race and its impact on the Duke University community.
Two African American Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations
Benjamin D. Reese Jr. of Duke University and Jennifer Keane-Dawes of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will head national associations.
Study Finds That Black Women Leaders Are Not Viewed Negatively When They Act Assertively
Researchers at Duke University and Northwestern University show that executives are perceived differently depending on their race and gender.
Sandy Darity Wins National Economic Association’s Highest Honor
The Duke University professor receives the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award.
Oral Histories of the Jim Crow South Now Available Online
Duke University Libraries offers 100 taped interviews conducted between 1993 and 1995 of African Americans who lived through the Jim Crow era.
