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Spring Convocation Celebrates Innovation, Leadership, Excellence, Community

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø celebrated Spring Convocation on April 17, 2025, highlighting academic, athletic and artistic achievements, as well as leadership, character and community service.

In the Community, Out in the World: Spencer-Weinstein Award Winners Exemplify Leadership and Service

The Spencer-Weinstein Prize for Community and Justice recognizes Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø students and faculty who endeavor to create a more just world. Read about this year’s recipients.

Professors Gill-Sadler and Castañeda Selected for National Humanities Center Residencies

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø professors Gill-Sadler and Castañeda were recently selected for summer residencies at the National Humanities Center—a four-week program to give humanities scholars an opportunity to make progress on a current research project or jumpstart a new one. Learn more.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Named Top Fulbright Producer—Again

For the 10th consecutive year, the U.S. State Department has named Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø a top producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The nation’s flagship international exchange program funds teaching, research and study abroad. 

Crossing International Borders and Departmental Boundaries: Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Profs Named to New Leadership Roles

The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø benefit from international and teaching experience of new leadership. Read more.

From Outdoor Classroom to World Stage: Prof Takes Home Venice Biennale Award

A project co-curated by Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø’s Prof. Jennifer Garcia Peacock and presented in conjunction with the Venice Biennale arts festival won a top award from the European Cultural Centre. Garcia Peacock, the James B. Duke Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, says her outdoor classroom at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø inspired her work. Read more.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Claims High Rank as Top Producer of Fulbrights

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø ranked sixth in two of the last three years, strengthening its role as a top producer of Fulbright scholars. This year's baker's dozen joined last year's 13 Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø students that have earned admission into the federal government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Their plans will now dispatch them around the globe as the pandemic recedes.

Crossing Borders: Professor Returns to the Classroom to Expand Digital Engagement at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø and Beyond

Amazon Crisis Triggers Political Firestorm: Prof. Britta Crandall on Brazil’s Response to the Burning Rainforest

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Again a Top Producer of Fulbright Recipients

With six U.S. Fulbright grant recipients, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø lands among the top producers of Fulbright students and scholars nationally.

New Data Confirms Record Number of Fulbrights—Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Among Top in Nation

‘Tropical Trump’ Poised for Victory in Brazil: Latin America Expert on a Potential Political Upheaval

Venture Fund Winners: There’s a Drone and an App for That

Video: Douglas Haynes Discusses His Book, "Every Day We Live is the Future"

Prof. Jane Mangan Wins Top Book Prize for 'Transatlantic Obligations'

AAIHS Sponsors Roundtable: Devyn Spence Benson’s Antiracism in Cuba

Prof. Jane Mangan Awarded Book Prizes

NBC News: Prof. Benson on Cubans’ African Roots

With Record Number of Fulbright Grants Awarded, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Places Among Top in Nation