Trinity College of Arts & Sciences has launched an initiative to spur innovative research on the co-evolution of artificial intelligence and human behavior: the Society-Centered AI Initiative at Duke.Directed by Chris Bail, professor of Sociology, Political Science and Public Policy, the Society-Centered AI Initiative at Duke is a collaborative effort aimed at fostering interdisciplinary research exploring the myriad ways in which AI will influence human behavior — and how social factors will… read more » about Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Launches Society-Centered AI Initiative
Cristina Salvador, assistant professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, has been recognized with an Early Career Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).Each year, in collaboration with SAGE Publications, SPSP offers the SAGE Emerging Scholar Award in order to recognize outstanding achievements by early career PhD scholars in social and personality psychology, including contributions to teaching, research or service to the field. As a social and cultural psychologist,… read more » about Cristina Salvador Receives Early Career Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
How do you turn a traditional academic department into one of the most exciting intellectual places in the country?For 90 minutes Friday, former and current Duke faculty, joined by dozens of staff and students sat entranced as they heard stories from a transformative moment at Duke, when the university made a significant and daring investment in the humanities during the 1980s.Leading the discussion were two of the key figures: Stanley Fish, who was hired to chair Duke’s Department of English in 1986, and his wife, Jane… read more » about Looking Back at Duke English in the ’80s
“You become like how you study.” This is one of the pedagogical philosophies that Polly Ha hopes to transmit as the new director of Transformative Ideas. The Divinity School and History professor exudes enthusiasm when describing the program, launched by the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences in 2022. “Transformative Ideas is really raising a new generation of leaders,” she said. “Students complete the program and carve a — sometimes new! — career path based on creativity, engagement and a desire to enrich the… read more » about Meet Polly Ha, Transformative Ideas’ New Director
A personal connection with one of the iconic folk rock groups of the 1960s piqued Ken Cerniglia’s interest when he was approached to co-write a stage adaptation of Michael Walker’s book, “Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood.”Michael Walker (L) and Ken Cerniglia (R) at the public reading for “Laurel Canyon: The Musical” on September 20 in Sheafer Theater. (Elizabeth Thompson/Trinity Communications)“I grew up in LA — not in Laurel Canyon — but very near in the San Fernando Valley,”… read more » about New Works Lab Brings Theater Professionals and Students Together
Mathematics Professor Jonathan Mattingly has been selected as a Simons Fellow in Mathematics. The award provides a salary and funds for leave-related expenses that allow faculty to extend their sabbaticals — which typically last one semester — by up to six months.Mattingly has a broad and highly collaborative research program, often applying complex mathematical solutions to practical problems that span from cellular homeostasis and the spread of the common flu, to fluid mechanics and gerrymandering. The latter gained… read more » about Artful Abstractions: Simons Fellowship Allows Jonathan Mattingly to Dive Into New Problems
The Duke Community is still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene across our state. In this heartfelt tribute, Duke University Chorale performs "The Road Home" by Stephen Paulus in honor of the colleges and universities of western North Carolina.After watching the ongoing disaster unfold, the Duke Chorale sends this song to all of those impacted by tragic events across the region, including the sibling singers in the schools of Western North Carolina. Directed by… read more » about A Duke Chorale Tribute to Western North Carolina Colleges
What’s new in Duke courses this fall? American Sign Language (ASL). How to have constructive discussions in today’s heated political environment. Game design. These are some of topics being offered for the first time across Duke. Some new courses were results of efforts led by students, such as ASL, but all are filling a need. For a preview, here’s what happened in recent class sessions. American Sign Language (ASL)The Duke ASL Club was a major force behind the new ASL course offering. “Students wanted it,” said… read more » about What’s New in Duke Courses
Black people’s severed relationship to land, water and air must be recovered for a thriving and joyful life, suggests artist and scholar Ashon T. Crawley. He asks, “Is there a wisdom, a thought practice, an approach to making things that lets us work against this severance, he asks, and prompt in us a way to move, think, and do otherwise?”“All my writing and my approach to art practices is about what I call otherwise possibility,” said Crawley, who has been appointed the Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor at… read more » about Visiting Keohane Professor to Explore A Severed Relationship to Land
Alec Damian Gallimore, the esteemed aerospace engineer and Duke University provost, recently confided that he plays a little music.“We encourage students to see the value of music in their lives, no matter what career path they pursue. I know this from experience.”Explaining further, Gallimore shared: “I spent a fair amount of time in my teenage years trying to replicate [Jimi] Hendrix’s howling guitar licks, with varying degrees of success. And I’ve enjoyed the guitar ever since.”The provost told this story during a… read more » about A Gala Concert for the Biddle Music Building
Fredric Jameson, a cultural theorist and literary critic who influenced generations of scholars and helped raise the international profile of Duke University's literature program, died Sunday. He was 90.Jameson came to Duke in 1985 and for 18 years directed Duke’s Program in Literature, which in addition to teaching traditional comparative literature also focused on critical theory -- an examination of philosophical issues connected to culture and literature."There are very few other programs that do that," Jameson said in… read more » about Duke Flags Lowered: Fredric Jameson, Influential Cultural Theorist and Literary Critic, Dies
Tristian Griffin, Asili Johnson and Johanna Kepler are the latest multi-faceted artists to join the Master of Fine Arts in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis Program (MFAEIP). The MFAEIP is a two-year, full-time terminal degree program dedicated to expanding dance and embodied knowledge across cultures, communities and contexts. The program endorses dance as a transformative force in society and engages students whose research centers around interdisciplinary experimentation.From Director Sarah Wilbur:… read more » about Sixth MFAEIP Cohort Joins Dance Program
Four faculty in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences were recently recognized by the Arts & Sciences Council for outstanding achievements in undergraduate teaching.Each year, the Council’s Committee on Undergraduate Teaching selects outstanding faculty members for their commitment to their students, for engaging them deeply in research and scholarship, for their continued development as innovative teachers and mentors, and more.Members of the council — in collaboration with the dean's office — … read more » about Four Trinity Faculty Receive 2024 Undergraduate Teaching Awards
