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Duke Dining "free fruit" tickets
While today Duke is known for its robust dining experience, the student dining experience has varied widely over the last 100 years. East Campus previously had three eateries, including “Downunder,” housed in the basement of then all-women Gilbert-Addoms dorm. These dining areas allowed students to gather in different spaces, facilitating social connections in a way very different from dining today. -
Women's college placemat - Few Graduate Quadrangle
This placemat depicting the newly-constructed Few Graduate Quadrangle may have been used at the Woman's College. Author and Woman’s College faculty member G. Hope Summerall Chamberlain designed the placemat. Notice the illustrations of dogwoods, now the North Carolina state flower. The Few Graduate Quadrangle was named after President William Preston Few. The creation of this placemat coincides with Duke’s first Centennial celebration, which occurred in the 1938-1939 academic year. -
Faculty Trading Cards
Created by undergraduate students in 2005, these faculty trading cards include details and fun facts about current faculty and serve as promotional material for the Duke Matter Magazine, a publication under the Undergraduate Publications Board. Esteemed faculty members and administrators include Professor Anthony Kelley, Dean Sue Wasiolek, Vice Provost John Brown, and President Richard Brodhead. -
Three of the First Black Undergraduates
Duke’s Board of Trustees desegregated the graduate and professional schools in 1961 and undergraduate education in 1962. Pictured here from left to right are Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke (W’67), Nathaniel White, Jr. (T’67), and Mary Mitchell Harris (W’67), who were the first Black undergraduates to earn degrees from Duke. Gene Kendall and Cassandra Rush Smith matriculated with them in September 1963. -
Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Commencement (2022)
Duke Kunshan University’s (DKU) Class of 2022 was the first class to graduate from DKU’s four-year undergraduate degree program. A liberal arts and research university, DKU was established in 2013 in Kunshan, China, as a collaboration between Duke and Wuhan University to strengthen U.S.-China relations and to further both universities’ international reputations and innovative capabilities. DKU opened a graduate program in 2014 and an undergraduate program in 2018. The university shares resources and curriculum with Duke and the Chinese Ministry of Education to create a unique degree experience, where students receive degrees from both Duke and DKU. -
Trans 101 Training Booklet
Although the first LGBTQIA+ institution at Duke wasn’t created until 1994, LGBTQIA+ student organizations such as the Duke Gay Alliance have existed on campus since 1972. In 1991, President H. Keith H. Brodie established the Task Force on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Matters, partly to combat HIV/AIDS stigma on campus. The Task Force’s work led to the creation of what is now the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (CSGD). This booklet, which provides resources on gender diversity such as proper terminology, disparities, and action items, is just one of many ways the CSGD educates Duke and supports the LGBTQIA+ community. -
Black Graduation Final Honors Ceremony Program
Final Honors is an annual graduation ceremony for graduates of the African and African American diaspora. Formerly hosted by the Black Student Alliance (BSA), which was founded as the Afro-American Society in 1967, Final Honors is currently hosted by the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. Both BSA and the Mary Lou Williams Center work to create spaces and events for Black students on campus. In addition to Final Honors, a single multicultural graduation ceremony is held by the Center for Multicultural Affairs. -
Mask
On March 10, 2020, President Price announced Duke’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing safety methods such as virtual classes and frequent testing. Meanwhile, the Duke Health System focused on caring for COVID-19 patients in the area. In response to the Duke experience during the pandemic, this booklet was created by students in the 2021 Duke Immerse “Pandemics, Health, and Power” program. Through archival analysis, creative pieces, interviews, and illustrations, the students uncovered the stories of marginalized populations at Duke during COVID-19 and past pandemics. In the group’s closing letter, they advocate for an emphasis on the humanities in the pre-med curriculum: “Organic chemistry does not teach what to do when ventilators are running out and you have to decide who gets the care rations … How can we expect a broken health care system to change when those being funneled into it have no sense of justice to fight for those the system continues to oppress?” -
(In)visible: COVID-19 at Duke Booklet
On March 10, 2020, President Price announced Duke’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing safety methods such as virtual classes and frequent testing. Meanwhile, the Duke Health System focused on caring for COVID-19 patients in the area. In response to the Duke experience during the pandemic, this booklet was created by students in the 2021 Duke Immerse “Pandemics, Health, and Power” program. Through archival analysis, creative pieces, interviews, and illustrations, the students uncovered the stories of marginalized populations at Duke during COVID-19 and past pandemics. In the group’s closing letter, they advocate for an emphasis on the humanities in the pre-med curriculum: “Organic chemistry does not teach what to do when ventilators are running out and you have to decide who gets the care rations … How can we expect a broken health care system to change when those being funneled into it have no sense of justice to fight for those the system continues to oppress?” -
The Chronicle Op-ed - Robert Satloff
Dr. Robert Satloff (T'83), then an undergraduate, wrote an op-ed in The Chronicle decrying the university's exclusive support of a Christian baccalaureate service. At his baccalaureate ceremony, he led a walk-out of Jewish students and families, leaving the Chapel in favor of a small gathering on East Campus. This was the first Jewish baccalaureate service at Duke, and it laid the foundation for a number of identity-based baccalaureates and graduations that are still celebrated today. Since 2022, Jewish Life at Duke has distributed stoles to graduating students to wear as part of their graduation regalia. -
Jewish stole
Dr. Robert Satloff (T'83), then an undergraduate, wrote an op-ed in The Chronicle decrying the university's exclusive support of a Christian baccalaureate service. At his baccalaureate ceremony, he led a walk-out of Jewish students and families, leaving the Chapel in favor of a small gathering on East Campus. This was the first Jewish baccalaureate service at Duke, and it laid the foundation for a number of identity-based baccalaureates and graduations that are still celebrated today. Since 2022, Jewish Life at Duke has distributed stoles to graduating students to wear as part of their graduation regalia. -
Group label: DDA photos and headline
Responding to a 1996 complaint to the Justice Department, Duke became the first college or university to reach an agreement with the Justice Department to address widespread accessibility for people with disabilities in 2000. The Chronicle noted accessibility efforts such as widening doorways and providing accessible seating in venues. Although renovations were made following the suit, some facilities remain inaccessible, including dorms and academic buildings. The 2021 opening of the Disability Community Space in the Bryan Center was a further step towards recognition of the disability community. The Duke Disability Alliance continues to advocate for changes such as accessible infrastructure, the addition of a Disability Studies minor, and recognition of American Sign Language as an option for the Trinity College language course requirement. -
Duke Doesn't Teach Me Photo Campaign
The “Duke Doesn’t Teach Me” photo campaign was produced by the Asian American Studies Working Group (AASWG) to draw attention to the lack of Asian American Studies on campus. While AASWG was founded in 2015-2016, Asian American students at Duke began teaching house courses on Asian American identity in 1982 and have been advocating for an Asian American Studies program since 2002. In 2018, Duke established the Asian American and Diaspora Studies Program and introduced a minor in 2022. -
Saturday Night vol. 2
Saturday Night was a student-run publication sharing narratives of sexual assault and relationship violence at Duke. In this second edition, anonymous quotes from students provide a powerful look into sexual violence on campus in the early 2000s. -
Army Finance Officer Candidate School
The Army Finance Officer Candidate School was one of many units at Duke that was established during World War II under the leadership of President Robert Flowers. Duke had established a V-12 program, which sought to produce excellent officers to supplement the war effort. Today, Duke hosts ROTC units for aspiring future officers in the Army, Air Force, and Navy. -
The Trinity Archive, Volume 37, Issue 3
Founded in 1887, the Trinity Archive is Duke’s oldest student publication and one of the oldest continuously published literary magazines in the United States. In his editorial “A New Ideal,” student editor-in-chief James Joseph Farriss (T’25) embraced the renaming of Trinity College to Duke University and recognized both the buildings and also the momentum and ongoing support the endowment brought. He called on students to be worthy of this investment and noted that only the students can create the “greater culture and ideals” that must accompany the buildings. The Trinity Archive was renamed the Archive in the fall of 1925. -
Abortion Loan Fund Letter
In 1971, the Associated Students of Duke University (ASDU) created the Abortion Loan Fund to finance Duke students' travel to states where abortions were legal. The fund was the second of its kind in the nation, and it was maintained even after abortion became legal in North Carolina in 1973. Although both ASDU and President Sanford faced backlash from some students and outsiders, the student body voted to keep the program, which continued until it was taken over by Student Health in the 1990s.
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