011 Allen Building, Box 90050, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90050, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: (919) 684-4113
Email: dean.bruno@duke.edu
Academic Dean for Robertson Scholars, ROTC students, and Student Athletes.
Member of the ROTC Officer Education Committee, 2030 Academic Structures Committee, Student Athlete Academic Support Oversight Committee. Graduate Business School Advisor.
Ph.D., History, Vanderbilt University
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of History
Originally from the Finger Lakes Region of upstate, NY, my academic journey began with a degree in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA from Wake Forest University. After working as an analyst for Ernst & Young, I served for ten years as a senior administrator in university advancement for several campuses.
Based upon my desire to engage more directly with students, I pursued graduate training in the field of History, earning MA degrees in History and Public History at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining Duke, I was the assistant head for the History department at NCSU where I led the Honors Program in History and directed undergraduate advising.
As an environmental and borderlands historian, I have enjoyed teaching for the Duke History department, the Graduate Liberal Studies program, and have served as a faculty mentor for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - a pilot program designed to introduce rising sophomores to research in the humanities and social sciences. I am committed to the intellectual growth and development of students so that they may fully participate as leaders in their communities.