http://fds.duke.edu/db/news.html Duke University Faculty Database System News en-us Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:44:07 EDT Duke University Faculty Database System 2000-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2 hourly http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2986 Prof. Joshua Socolar was recently named to the Editorial Board of the American Physical Society's Physical Review E for a 3-year term starting January 1, Physics Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:11:17 EST Prof. Socolar joins Editorial Board of Physical Review E http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2985 Prof. Steffen Bass has accepted an invitation to serve on the Editorial Board of the Institute of Physics' Journal of Physics G. The journal covers theoretical and experimental topics in the physics of elementary particles and fields, Physics Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:09:10 EST Prof. Bass joins Editorial Board of Journal of Physics G http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2856 <a href="http://www.dukereads.com/">DukeReads</a> is an interactive online book club hosted by NPR's Frank Stasio. Log on just before 7 pm to participate in the discussion! English Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:42:34 EDT DukeReads: Reynolds Price, Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2984 On December 8, Prof. Kate Scholberg was named the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Associate Professor of Physics, which includes membership in the Bass Society of Fellows. Physics Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:06:17 EST Prof. Kate Scholberg named the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Associate Professor of Physics http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2983 On November 17, <a href=http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Physics/faculty/kotwal>Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal</a> was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Election to Fellowship is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership and is recognition by peers of outstanding contribution to physics. Physics Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:01:46 EST Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal named Fellow of the American Physical Society http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2980 and their graduate student <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Physics/grad/jforeman">John Foreman</a> have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye. Chemistry Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:59:27 EST Chemistry professor <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/j.liu">Jie Liu</a>, Duke adjunct physics professor <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Physics/faculty/everitt">Henry Everitt</a>, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-110-393-0-2978 MOTTI INBARI<br><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009 - 3 PM</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">THE FREEMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE<br><br></span>Motti Inbari is the first postdoctoral fellow at the newly created Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. Jewish Studies Program Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT "RELIGIOUS ZIONISM AND THE TEMPLE MOUNT DILEMMA" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2979 <P>Jean Hébrard teaches History at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and will be visiting Duke in January as part of an exchange with the Ecole. With Rebecca Scott, he is writing a book entitled Freedom Papers (under contract with Harvard University Press), tracing the history of a family from Africa and Haiti to Louisiana, Cuba, France and Belgium. In this workshop, Jean will share several choice documents about the family, and discuss the challenges and possibilities of combining the approaches of micro-history and Atlantic history. </P> <P>Facilitated by Peter Wood and Laurent Dubois</P> <P>Lunch will be provided.</P> History Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:16:50 EST January 9, 2008 - Writing Atlantic History: A Workshop - 12-2 Room 229 Carr http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2973 <span style="font-weight: bold;">President Brodhead </span>told faculty and staff that while <span id="innercontent"><span class="newsitembody">Duke enjoys "great strength and stability," he has asked deans and administrators to begin preparing scenarios for future savings.</span></span> Arts & Sciences Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:00:05 EST Endowment drops 19 percent http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2972 <span id="innercontent"><span class="newsitembody">Duke notified 547 students that they will be the first members of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Class of 2013</span>, 75 more than last year.</span></span> Arts & Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:21:15 EST Increase in early decision offers http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2967 Wishing you all very happy holidays, a pleasant winter break, and all the best for the new year! English Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:54:25 EST Season's Greetings! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-110-393-0-2965 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009, 5:30 pm</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a href="http://maps.duke.edu/building.php?bid=7702"> YORK ROOM, GRAY BUILDING</a> </span><br><a href="http://divinity.uchicago.edu/faculty/fishbane.shtml"><br>Michael Fishbane</a> is the Nathan Cummings Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago, he was trained in Semitic languages, biblical studies, Jewish Studies Program Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:59:27 EDT MICHAEL FISHBANE: 'MARTIN BUBER'S "SPIRIT OF JUDAISM": PERSONAL REFLECTIONS 100 YEARS LATER.' http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2956 News Item: MALDEF CALLS FOR NATIONAL ACTION IN WAKE OF KILLING OF THIRD LATINO VICTIM OF A HATE CRIME IN FIVE MONTHS <BR>Thursday, December 11, 2008 Latino/a Studies Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:52:23 EST News Item: Wave of Hate Crimes against Latinos http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2211 Latino/a Studies and Mi Gente: Latino Student Association will co-sponsor an evening talk by Professor Jason Casellas, visiting Duke this year from teh Univeristy of Texas at Autstin Department of Government. Latino/a Studies Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:16:41 EST Save the Date: Latino Political Participation with Prof Jason Casellas http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2951 <P>The Graduate Certificate in Anthropology and History program will launch in fall 2009 with 24 affiliated faculty. </P> <P>For more information, see <A href="http://www.duke.edu/~wmr/anthandhist.htm">www.duke.edu/~wmr/anthandhist.htm</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> History Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:55:08 EDT Graduate Certificate in Anthropology and History is now available http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2954 in the December 5, 2008 issue of <a href=" http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PRLTAO000101000023238103000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal">Physical Review Letters [101, 238301 (2008)]</a> explains a puzzle associated with the photoionization of electrons from metals coated with chiral adsorbates. Chemistry Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:51:30 EST A paper from <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/david.beratan">David Beratan</a> and his collaborators http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2953 Sonke Johnsen discovered -- and is the senior author of a recent Current Biology paper on -- the largest known motile protist. The deep-sea organism is a one-inch-diameter testate amoeba that moves by rolling as it eats. Biology Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:05:03 EST Giant protist discovered. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2952 <P>View the highlights at <A href="http://www-history.aas.duke.edu/news/sp09courses.php">http://www-history.aas.duke.edu/news/sp09courses.php</A></P> History Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:22:48 EST Checkout the Most Exciting Courses on Campus: Spring 2009 History Courses http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2950 The History Departments at Duke and UNC will hold a joint reception at the AHA meeting in New York City, Hilton Hotel, Second floor, Beekman Parlor from 5:30 to 7:30 on Saturday, History Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:28:44 EST Saturday, January 3, 2009 AHA Joint Reception 5:30-7:30 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2948 The <span style="font-weight: bold;">MS in Global Health</span> will be offered through the Graduate School and administered by the Duke Global Health Institute. Arts & Sciences Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:44:25 EST Trustees approve new master's degree http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2947 Manchuta Dangkulwanich, Romin Bonakdar, and Eric Wang on their initiation into Phi Betta Kappa. The Department of Chemistry is justifiably proud of all of our chemistry majors, Chemistry Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:57:36 EST Congratulations to http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-0-0-2942 Call for nominations for the Fall 2008 <a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/about/MaryCreason/Nomination_CreasonAward-02.pdf">Mary Creason Memorial Award for Undergraduate Teaching</a>. Physics Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:57 EST Nominations for Mary Creason Memorial Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2939 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sally Liu</span> will study public health in London. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan Roberts</span> will study mathematics at Cambridge. Arts & Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:20:53 EST Two seniors win Marshal Scholarships http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2940 Looking for a few hours of uninterrupted holiday shopping, baking, or just general down time? Then bring your kids to the DFC for one (or both) of our Holiday Drop &amp; Shops this December. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:35:03 EST Holiday Drop & Shop http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2941 UNC-CH Latina/o Studies Film Database recently updated!!! Check out the database to learn about films related to the following subject areas Latino/a Studies Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:57:36 EST Updated UNC-CH Latina/o Studies Film Database http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-2938 The Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and the Duke University Trinity College of Arts & Sciences invite applications for tenure-track faculty positions in the areas of computational, Statistical Science Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:26:29 EDT Tenure Track Systems Biology position in DSS http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2936 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Julia Parker Goyer</span>, Duke's 42nd Rhodes Scholar from Duke, will study international comparative education at the University of Oxford in England. Arts & Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:20:43 EST '07 grad wins Rhodes http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2937 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ted Kaufman E'60</span>, a senior lecturing fellow in the School of Law, will fill the Delaware senate seat of the vice president-elect. Arts & Sciences Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:35:28 EST Law professor named to Biden Senate seat http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2934 Sarah Beckwith, Gregson Davis, and Richard Brodhead will read from Paradise Lost, with comments by Reynolds Price. Join us in celebrating the 400th anniversary of Milton's birth! <br/> 3:30 pm in the Rare Book Room; reception to follow <br/> <A HREF="http://english.duke.edu/community/groups/milton.php"> Milton's Birthday link here</A> English Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:13:54 EST Milton's 400th Birthday Celebration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2935 <P>Discussing the following advance-circulated papers by two Duke ABDs: </P> <P>Alejandro Velasco (Gallatin School-New York University), "'A Weapon as Powerful as the Vote': Urban Protest and Electoral Politics in Venezuela, 1978-1983" </P> <P>Bryan Pitts (Duke), "The Audacity to Strong-Arm the Generals: Paulo Maluf and the 1978 Sao Paulo Gubernatorial Contest" </P> <P> History Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:04:43 EST Friday, December 5 - Second Latin American & Caribbean Graduate Student Workshop - 3:00 - 5:30 Room 229 Carr http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2797 Brandon Brown, Allie Warren, and Chall Gray <br/>Poetry Reading <br/> location: Ken Rumble's home <br/> time: 8 pm English Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:05:17 EST Minor American Reading Series http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2933 "Reading Practices, Gender and Poetry" <br/>Time: 7 pm <br/>Location: The home of Priscilla Wald <br/>For more information, email enf3@duke.edu English Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:58:10 EST Americanist Speaker Series: Rachel Blau DuPlessis http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2931 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sean Metzger</span>, assistant professor of English and Theater Studies, was among the winners of a Fulbright Scholar Grant. Arts & Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:20:27 EST Four at Duke win Fulbright grants http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2930 Director: Bradley Simmons, with Monti Ellison. Free Admission. Friday, November 21, 8pm. Baldwin Auditorium. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:54 EST Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2929 Final film of the 22nd annual Latin American Film Festival. Friday, November 21, 7pm. UNC-Chapel Hill - Nelson Mandela Audiorium, Fedex Global Education Center. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:07:03 EST Entre los Muertos/Among Death http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2928 Viewing of select documentaries. Thursday, November 20, 7pm. Richard White Auditorium. Part of the 22nd annual Latin American Film Festival. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:06:50 EST Video Art from Latin America http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-60-0-0-2927 MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. The Raleigh Durham Chapter of the National Black MBA Association Inc. is pleased to announce it's 2008 scholarship program awarding graduate and undergraduate scholarships to deserving minority candidates. Prebusiness Advising Office Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:25:03 EST RDU NBMBAA - 2008 Scholarship Program http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2143 <P><EM>Saturday, Dec. 20</EM> - <STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000>Close at 5pm</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P><EM>Christmas Eve</EM> - <STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000>7am-12pm</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P><EM>Christmas Day</EM> - <STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000>Closed</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P><EM>New Year's Eve</EM> - <FONT color=#cc0000><STRONG>7am-12pm</STRONG> </FONT></P> <P><EM>New Year's Day</EM> - <STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000>Closed </FONT></STRONG></P> Duke Faculty Club Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:35:10 EST Holiday Hours http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2926 On Wednesday, November 19 from 8:00am-5:00pm a display of 183 crosses will be present on the West Union Quad on West Campus. These crosses symbolize the deaths of undocumented immigrants on the US Mexico border in Arizona in 2007-08. Latino/a Studies Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:34:01 EST Border Deaths Exhibit on West Campus http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2925 Francisco Goldman, "The Art of Political Murder" Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 pm, Rare Book Room, Perkins Library, Duke University. Free and open to the public, a reception will follow the reading. Novelist Francisco Goldman is the winner of the first Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)- Duke University Book Award, meant to honor the best non-fiction work on Latin America published the previous year that deals with human rights and social justice. Latino/a Studies Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:24:03 EST Francisco Goldman, The Art of Political Murder http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2923 Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Suenos/ Our Stories, Our Dreams An Exhibition from the Center for Documentary Studies and Student Action with Farmworkers runs November 13, 2008 through January 4, 2009 at Kreps Gallery in the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Latino/a Studies Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:49:26 EST Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Suenos/ Our Stories, Our Dreams Exhibit http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2855 DukeReads is an interactive online book club. Log on just before 7 pm at http://www.dukereads.com/ to participate in the discussion! English Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:31:47 EDT Duke Reads: Judith Ruderman, Howard's End by E.M. Forster http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2921 DCID announces the establishment of a new scholarship in the name of Professor Oliver Oldman Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:06 EDT New scholarship for International Taxation Program fellows http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2920 <font size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br><br>Please click the links below to enjoy photos and summaries from some of our departmental events!!</span></font><br><br><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/WelcomePartySpanishEast.html">East Campus "House-Warming" for the Spanish Language Program</a> <br><br><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/FallReception.html">Fall Reception</a><br><br><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/StewartRetirementParty.html">Retirement Party for Philip Stewart</a> Romance Studies Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:14:25 EST Departmental Events and Photos http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2919 <P>Dr. John Hope Franklin discussed the election of Barack Obama </P> <P><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpUTRbXTRos">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpUTRbXTRos</A> </P> <P>&nbsp;</P> History Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:33:35 EST November 2008 - A President for All Americans http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2906 The three year campaign raised $301.1 million in endowed financial aid as of Nov. 7, passing its $300 million overall goal. Arts & Sciences Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:20:45 EST Financial Aid Initiative surpasses goal http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-79-0-0-2909 <br>The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) Conference is the premier annual gathering for global leaders in public health, epidemiology, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:47:06 EST Sustaining Innovation in Practice -- The International Society for Disease Surveillance to host Annual Conference in Raleigh. December 3-5, 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2907 The Department of Romance Studies is proud to present a lecture by Justin Crumbaugh entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">The Power of Inauthenticity and the Rise of Spanish Neoconservatism: The “Spain Is Different” Tourism Campaign of 1964</span> <br><br>Friday, November 21, 2008 <br>4:00 pm <br>305 Languages Building <br>Reception to follow lecture <br><br><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/romancestudies/JustinCrumbaughLecture.html">http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/romancestudies/JustinCrumbaughLecture.html<br></a><br>Since Justin Crumbaugh received his doctorate from Emory University, Romance Studies Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:52:13 EST lecture by Justin Crumbaugh http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2903 Through the Into the Fields Summer Internship program you can spend your summer meeting and supporting the people who plant, harvest and produce the food you eat everyday! In this internship, Latino/a Studies Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:40:42 EST Fields Farmworker Justice Internships http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2904 Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, November 13, 2008 from 6pm to9pm, free to the public. Through the collaborative project Nuestras Historias, Latino/a Studies Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:26:17 EST Nuestras Historias/Nuestros Suenos Exhibit Grand Opening! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2899 Professor Emeritus of History <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Hope Franklin</span>, 93, called Barack Obama's victory "one of the most historic moments in the history of this country." Arts & Sciences Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:46:58 EST African American historian comments on election http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-2892 Statistical Science major Craig Reeson (Trinity 2009) is the recipient of the 2008 Best Award in recognition of his research on "Financial Time Series, Statistical Science Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:06:15 EDT The BEST Award for Student Research 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2894 The Department of Romance Studies is proud to present a lecture by Danny James called "Quemando el parquet": 'Cabecitas negras', urban legends and the construction of regional identity in an Argentine working class community<br><br>Monday, Romance Studies Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:42:20 EST Lecture by Danny James http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2895 Monday, November 10, 2008 at 2:15 pm in 201 Flowers <br>The Romance Studies Department presents Daniel James giving a talk entitled "Quemando el parquet": 'Cabecitas negras', urban legends and the construction of regional identity in an Argentine working class community. Latino/a Studies Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:58:09 EST Danny James: "Quemando el parquet": 'Cabecitas negras', urban legends and the construction of regional identity in an Argentine working class community http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2893 The UNC Latina/o Studies Working Group presents: Rey Andujar "Candela: cronicas de una llama" 5:30 PM, Wednesday, November 5th at Toy Lounge, Latino/a Studies Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:53:04 EST Talk by Rey Andujar: "Candela: cronica de una llama" (UNC-CH) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2794 <p>Working Group on Political Theory <br/>Nov. 11, 6:30 pm, 328 Allen</p> <p>Poetry Working Group <br/>Wed. November 12, 5 pm, 304-i</p> <p>Ordinary Language Working Group <br/>Nov. 14 & 15 - retreat with Richard Fleming</p> <p>For more information please see <A href="http://english.duke.edu/community/groups/"> the Working Groups pages</A> in our Community section.</p> English Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:11:46 EST Working Group meetings http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2889 <P><STRONG>Keynote Presentation: 9:30-11:00</STRONG> <BR>Greg Grandin (NYU): Empire's Workshop: The New Deal to the New Right, Latin America to Iraq </P> <P><STRONG>Session one (11:15-1:15): U.S. in the Middle East</STRONG> <BR>Salim Yaqub (UCSB): "Openings and Closings: The United States and the Arab World in the 1970s." <BR>Commentator: miriam cooke (Duke, Lit &amp; AMES) </P> <P><STRONG>Session two (2:30-4:30: Plan Colombia</STRONG> <BR>Diana Marcela Roja (Universidad Nacional de Colombia): "Transforming Interventions: US Policy in Colombia, 1998-2008." Commentator: Robin Kirk (Duke, DHRC) </P> <P><STRONG>Closing discussion: 4:45-5:30</STRONG> </P> <P><STRONG>Reception to follow</STRONG>. </P> <P>Refreshments and lunch with be provided. </P> <P>Sponsored by: Duke University History Department, Marxism &amp; Society, Trent Foundation, and Arts &amp; Science Faculty Research Council </P> <P>For more information, contact: Jocelyn Olcott, (olcott@duke.edu) </P> History Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:10:14 EDT November 7, 2008 - Freedom Fighters: Regime Change and U.S. Foreign Policy - East Duke 204B http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2887 6:00-7:30 pm Scholars and artists will discuss their work in relation to <A href="http://www.nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions_blackmirror.php"><EM>Black</EM> <EM>Mirror/ Espejo Negro</EM></A>. Latino/a Studies Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:12 EST Panel and Reception for Black Mirror/ Espejo Negro http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2886 Durham, N.C. - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will welcome the International Run: <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JKK5Jj8Vr0">Antorcha Guadalupana</A>. Stay posted for time and location information. The International Run: Antorcha Guadalupana Mexico- New York is a 3,800-mile relay run from Mexico to New York carrying the Guadalupe Torch. Latino/a Studies Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:04:19 EDT The International 3,800 Mile "Run of Unity" to Stop in Durham http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2186 The 2nd annual Marcy Speer 3 mile run/walk will be held at the DFC on Saturday, November 22, 2008. The run/walk is in honor Marcy Speer, a long time member of the Duke Community who lost her battle with breast cancer last year. Duke Faculty Club Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:50:01 EDT 2nd Annual Marcy Speer 3 Mile Fun Run/walk http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2888 <b>Voicing Women and War</b> <br/>Chelsea Allison was awarded the Middlesworth Prize, given by the library for the best paper based on work done in Special Collections. <i> Chelsea won for her wide-ranging research on letters, journals, diaries, and other records written by women during periods of war, out of which she produced a remarkable manuscript of poems.</i> English Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:18:12 EDT Congratulations! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2885 Katie's paper “International Conflict and the Spread of Democracy: The Effects of Selection, Emulation, and Socialization” has been chosen for the 2009 MPSA best paper award for IR. Political Science Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:47:31 EDT Katie Cochran, MPSA best paper award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2883 October 22, 2008 8:18 AM EDT<BR> By: Marty Rosenbluth<BR> SMITHFIELD, N.C. - For years, Sheriff Steve Bizzell watched the number of illegal immigrants in his rural county skyrocket - and with it, he says, residents' fear that the newcomers were responsible for more than their share of crime. Latino/a Studies Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:38:13 EDT AP- NC sheriff's slurs snarl locals' immigration work http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2882 is featured in the cover story of the October 27 issue of <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/86/8643cover.html">Chemical and Engineering News</a>. This article discusses dynamic nuclear polarization, a new method that dramatically increases NMR signals, Chemistry Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:59:49 EDT NMR work in the <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~wwarren/">Warren lab</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2796 Poetry Reading: Patrick Herron, Shanna Compton and Jen Knox <br/> 8 pm - for directions please email Ken Rumble at rumblek@gmail.com English Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:47:29 EST Minor American Reading Series http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2879 On Thursday, November 13, at 6:00 pm, The UNC Latina/o Cultures Speakers Series presents a talk by Cristina Henriquez, with Q&amp;A and a book signing following in The University Room at The Institute for the Arts &amp; Humanities at UNC-Chapel Hill. Latino/a Studies Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:57:18 EDT "Writing Who You Are (And Who You're Not)" at UNC- Chapel Hill http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2880 A Q&amp;A for Senator Obama's campaign representative with La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc (LUL) acting as sort of devil's advocate in order to ensure that it's not a one sided event. Latino/a Studies Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:47:17 EDT Latino Outreach Event Hosted by LUL http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2866 A lunch-time talk by Marion Traub-Werner PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota will Friday, October 31, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm in Room 130-132 at the <a href="http://map.duke.edu/building.php?bid=7510">John Hope Franklin Center</a>, 2204 Erwin Road, Duke Campus. Latino/a Studies Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:56:32 EDT Global Displacements: Geographies of Work and Garment http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2864 The Duke Engage Info Session for "Encuentros de la Frontera: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement" will be held from 6:30 pm -7:00 pm Latino/a Studies Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:44:50 EDT Duke Engage Info Session: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2863 October 29, at 3:00 pm in the 225 Friedl Building (formerly Art Museum), we will be conducting a workshop for undergraduates on how to obtain funding for research Latino/a Studies Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:10:16 EDT Undergraduate Research Funding Workshop: Plan it, Write it, Win it http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2861 <STRONG>Race and politics: how far have we come? By Gregory Childress : The Herald-Sun gchildress@heraldsun.com Oct 21, 2008 Durham</STRONG> -- <BR><BR>When Barack Obama announced he was running for president nearly two years ago, he pushed race to the forefront of presidential politics in a way never done before. Political Science Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:02:27 EDT Kerry Haynie in the news http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-2853 The Department of Statistical Science invites applications for Visiting Faculty positions beginning Fall 2009. Candidates must have a PhD in statistics and potential for success in teaching and collaborative research. Statistical Science Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:07:30 EDT Visiting Faculty Positions http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-2854 The Department of Statistical Science invites applications for faculty appointment at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2009. Preference will be given to candidates whose core statistical science research interests are complemented with collaborative research interest in systems biology, Statistical Science Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:07:00 EDT Tenure Track Opportunities in DSS http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2860 <br>AAAS Brown Bag Series with Professor Stephen Smith <br><br> October 29, 2008<br> 225 Friedl Building<br> 12:00 pm<br> (light lunch provided) <br><br> A conversation about international justice in Africa, African & African American Studies Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:36:42 EDT International Justice/ Asymmetrical Justice? http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2852 <a href="http://www.dukereads.com/">DukeReads</a> is an interactive online book club hosted by NPR's Frank Stasio. Log on just before 7 pm to participate in the discussion! English Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:40:21 EDT Duke Reads: Melissa Malouf, Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2849 John McKiernan Gonzalez will give a talk entitled "The Appearance of Progress: Connecting Public Health and Race at the Mexican Border, 1890-1903" on November 17, Latino/a Studies Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:07:46 EDT The Appearance of Progress: Connecting Public Health and Race at the Mexican Border, 1890-1903 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2848 The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke is proud to present The 22nd Annual Latin American Film Festival with a focus on "Afro and Youth Cultures in the Americas" November 2 - 21, 2008.&nbsp; Latino/a Studies Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:01:00 EDT November 21, 2008 - 22nd annual Latin American Film Festival http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2846 Intro Course to be taught for the first time Spring '09!<BR>LSGS 100: Introduction to Latino/a Studies in the Global South <BR>Taught by: Professor Antonio Viego <BR>Crosslisted with: Latino/a Studies Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:55:02 EDT New Course: Intro to Latino/a Studies in the Global South http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2847 We notified you earlier that Valentino Achak Deng, the subject of What is the What by Dave Eggers would be on campus to be interviewed by Frank Stasio. Political Science Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:01:24 EDT New program for DukeReads http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2843 Come eat pizza and join other students in learning more about the following majors and programs: African and African American Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Latino/a Studies, and the Literature Program Latino/a Studies Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:34:53 EDT Looking for a major or interesting Spring courses?? http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-39-125-0-3110 Saturday, November 1, 9-11:30 Mathematics Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:53:30 EST Virginia Tech Math Contest http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2840 The Department of Romance Studies is proud to present a lecture by Christopher Prendergast <br><br>USES AND ABUSES OF THE CLASSIC <br>Tuesday, Romance Studies Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:18:24 EDT Lecture by Christopher Prendergast http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2842 includes a paper by <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~wwarren/">Professor Warren's group</a> on the development of a <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/du-dii101508.php">new method to image temperature</a> deep in the body using magnetic resonance. The resonance frequency of water depends on temperature, since the hydrogen bonding network changes, but in tissue the small shifts are overwhelmed by magnetic field imperfections and motional artifacts. Chemistry Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:52 EDT The most recent issue of <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/">Science</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2841 is highlighting the recent development in <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/warren.warren">Professor Warren's</a> laboratory of methods to image neuronal firing using shaped laser pulses. This work will be featured in a presentation by Henry Liu, Chemistry Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:05:08 EDT The <a href="http://www.osa.org/News/pressroom/release/10.2008/FiOTopics.aspx">Optical Society of America</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-100-0-0-2839 From 9:30-11 AM, please join us for brunch with your family at our new office located in the Smith Warehouse, Room B209. Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:47:47 EDT Parent's Weekend Brunch http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2837 This November will have not just one great Parent's Night Out, but two! The DFC is teaming up with UNC Recreation students to present an "Autumn Themed Kid's Night" on Friday, Duke Faculty Club Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:50:19 EDT Two Parent's Night Out! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2838 When the kids are out of school and you need a fun, safe place for them to go, bring them to the DFC Mini-Camp! From 8:30am to 5:30pm, the day will be filled with games, Duke Faculty Club Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:29:23 EDT Mini Camps http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2836 was featured on the October 10 cover of <a href="http://prl.aps.org/">Physical Review Letters</a>. Post-doctoral associate Ilya Balabin and Visiting Professor Spiros Skourits (from the University of Cyprus) working with Beratan have identified an average transition distance at which protein-mediated electron tunneling becomes Chemistry Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:38:49 EDT A paper from <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~beratan/">David Beratan's group</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2826 Poetry Reading by Paul Muldoon in the Rare Book Room (4:30), followed by a performance by his band, Rackett,at the Duke Coffeehouse on East Campus (9:30). English Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:41:00 EST Paul Muldoon / Rackett http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2763 3 pm in OLD TRINITY English Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:04:13 EST Vivasvan Soni: "Committing Freedom: The Cultivation of Judgment in Rousseau's Emile and Austen's Pride and Prejudice." http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2825 A Lecture by Dr. Dawn Duke on Wednesday, October 29th,&nbsp; 3:30pm at Toy Lounge Dey Hall at UNC-CH. Dawn Duke is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She specializes in Afro-Hispanic Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian Literature and Cultural Studies. Particularly interested in nineteenth-century, twentieth-century, and contemporary writings, her research places emphasis on race and gender, and their effects on literary production. Latino/a Studies Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:55:35 EDT Hispaniola: From Yelida to Movimiento de Mujeres DominicoHaitianas http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2823 The UNC Latina/o Studies Working Group is proud to present a talk by Santiago Vaquera-Vasquez October 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM at Saunders 220, UNC-CH. Latino/a Studies Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:52:48 EDT Talk by Santiago Vaquera-Vasquez (UNC-CH) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2824 Dr. Carol Hardy-Fanta will speak on Oct. 23, 2008, 7:00 - 8:00 pm, followed by a reception at Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium.&nbsp; Dr. Carol Hardy-Fanta, Director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston's John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies will deliver an address entitled "Eleccion Latina: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and the Roles of Latina Women in the 2008 Presidential Campaign. Latino/a Studies Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:50:08 EDT The Annual Weiss Lecture in Women's Studies at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-2-0-2815 Philanthropist and talk show host <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oprah Winfrey </span>will deliver the commencement address on May 10, 2009. Arts & Sciences Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:53:05 EST Oprah to speak at 2009 graduation http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2820 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Duke Management Company</span> reported a return of 6.2 percent on the university's investments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2008. Arts & Sciences Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:42:09 EST Endowment increases to $6.1 billion http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-2-0-2816 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Phase I</span> will include suite-style residence halls, new space for arts and cultural departments, the John Hope Franklin Institute, and other venues to serve the campus community. Arts & Sciences Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:41:54 EST Trustees approve first stage of New Campus http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-2-0-2819 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Craufurd Goodwin</span>, James B. Duke Professor of Economics, encouraged Duke to "integrate <span id="innercontent"><span class="newsitembody"><span>the fine arts and the humanities throughout all of the fields and disciplines."</span></span></span><br> Arts & Sciences Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:59:25 EST Economics professor delivers Founder's Day address http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2817 6:30pm to 8:30pm in Allen 328 (discussion of Hannah Arendt, "What Is Authority?") English Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:00:42 EDT Political Theory Working Group meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2811 In March 2008, Professors Cory Krupp, GP Shukla and Joe Tham, along with DCID staff members Jon Abels, Jason Kulasingam and Rusty Miller traveled to Beijing, Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:43 EDT DCID staff and faculty visit Chinese alumni in Beijing http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2809 Need help finding primary sources for your history paper? Can't figure out where to begin your research for HI195S? Stop by Carr 121 on Tuesdays between 1:00 and 3:00 to get personalized assistance from a reference librarian who specializes in history. History Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:47:44 EDT Librarian Office Hours http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2805 New DCID Undergraduate Dinner Discussion Series aims to engage undergraduate population in discussions on themes related to development Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:29 EDT DCID faculty members reach out to undergrads http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2803 DCID begins two new contracts for customized executive education programs in 2008. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:08:50 EDT India and Kazakhstan governments sign contracts with DCID http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2804 Thurs, October 23 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm <BR> Free Dinner!<BR> Mary Lou Williams Center, West Campus, Duke University <BR> Presented by Duke Engage: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement, Latino/a Studies Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:54:46 EDT "Immigration: From the US-Mexico Border to North Carolina" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2800 <font style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;" size="3"> Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6:30 pm <br>Join us for a powerful discussion, "Epics of Black and Brown: A Public Panel on the Representation, Culture and Experience of African American and Latino/a Migrations," led by esteemed scholars and members of the community. Latino/a Studies Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:15:23 EDT Jacob Lawrence, Experiences in Migration Event 10.2 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2801 are now available. Click <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/news/thisiswhyimhot4.php">here</a> to see the winning design on our PLU sponsored t-shirt contest. To purchase t-shirts please contact Jeff Rubino: j.t.rubino@duke.edu. Chemistry Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:50:17 EDT Chemistry department t-shirts http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2799 Robert Penn Warren's Refusal to Know: Privacy, Race, and the New Criticism in the Postwar South <br/>7pm -- For details please email Erica Fretwell at enf3@duke.edu English Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:20:45 EDT Americanist Speaker Series: Florence Dore http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2793 Congratulations to English major <b> Paula Rosine Long</b>, winner of the Faculty Scholar Award! <i>The Duke University Faculty Scholar Award was established in 1974 by members of the faculty of Duke University to encourage undergraduates to undertake serious scholarship and to recognize excellence in scholarship.</i> English Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:59:13 EST Faculty Scholar Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2792 Do you like beer and bratwurst? Do you like Traditional German Folk music? Do you like socializing with your DFC friends? If so, then you need to come out to the Oktoberfest party on October 4th from 6:00-9:00pm. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:48:04 EDT Oktoberfest http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2795 Jocelyn Saidenberg and Guillermo Parra: Poetry reading at the Broad Street Cafe, 7 pm English Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:18:34 EDT Minor American Reading Series http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2788 Sonja Haynes Stone Center<BR>150 South Road, Chapel Hill<BR>The conference is conceived around the imperative of advocacy, to advance the logic of a new national debate leading ultimately to the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba. Latino/a Studies Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:49:52 EDT - Oct. 27, 2008- The United States and Cuba: Rethinking Reengagement Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2790 The Latin@ Graduate Student Association (LGSA) will be holding its first organizational meeting of the Fall 2008 semester on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 6.00 PM at the Multicultural Center, Bryan Center, West Campus. Latino/a Studies Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:13:10 EDT Latin@ Graduate Student Association http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2789 Sonja Haynes Stone Center<br> 150 South Road, Chapel Hill<br>The conference is conceived around the imperative of advocacy, to advance the logic of a new national debate leading ultimately to the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba. Latino/a Studies Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:15:36 EDT September 27, 2008- The United States and Cuba: Rethinking Reengagement Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2784 Jane Hirshfield, award winning poet, essayist, and translator, will be our visiting Blackburn writer. Poetry Reading Wednesday October 22nd at 7 pm in Von Canon B. English Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:17 EDT Jane Hirshfield -- Visiting Blackburn Writer http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2785 Are you ready for some outdoor fun? Then bring your family, friends, tent, and sleeping bags to the DFC for our inaugural Family Campout on Saturday, Duke Faculty Club Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:03:11 EDT Family Campout http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2781 <P><STRONG>April 12, 2009</STRONG><BR>Amir Minsky (University of Pennsylvania): Revolution, Urban Experience, and the Making of Modernity in Early Nineteenth-Century German Cities</P> <P>Seminar is on Sunday at the National Humanities Center at 7:00 pm.</P> History Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:18:56 EDT Intellectual History Seminar Program http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2780 <P><STRONG>April 19, 2009</STRONG><BR>Motti Inbari, Brandeis University<BR>"Religious Zionism and the Temple Mount Dilemma."</P> <P>Seminar is&nbsp;on Sunday at The Freeman Center for Jewish Life at Duke University at 3:00 pm.</P> History Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:18:01 EDT Duke/UNC Jewish Studies Seminar http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2779 Latino/a Studies and the Political Science Department are bringing Professor Rodney Hero to campus on Monday, Oct 20th to give a talk at 11:45am in the Breedlove Room of Perkins Library. Latino/a Studies Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:57:31 EDT Racial/Ethnic Politics in the U.S.: Research (in progress) on Black-Latino Relations http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2778 <p class="western"><font style="font-family: Verdana;" size="3"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><font size="3">L</font><font size="3">aw School&nbsp;(Van Hecke Hall, Ridge Rd.) Rm. 505</font></span></font><br></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;" size="3">Wed. Sept. 24 6:00 pm</font><br>Mr. Rivero will address the connection between the trends of the U.S. labor market, that draw Mexican workers to the U.S., and the spiraling black market of human trafficking. Latino/a Studies Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:58:38 EDT Leonel Rivero Rodriguez, Mexican Human Rights Lawyer to Speak (UNC-CH) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2775 <p>Life is a Dream </p> <p>Performance of Alejandra Juno's 21st century adaptation in English of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueño. Introduction by Luciano Garcia Lorenzo</p> <p>8:00 pm on Thursday, November 6, 2008, 209 E. Duke Theater </p> <p>For more information and to confirm your attendance, please contact David Baxter in the Department of Romance Studies at 919-660-3100 </p> Romance Studies Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:47:06 EST Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2774 <p><u><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/MichaelNooneLecture.html">http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/MichaelNooneLecture.html</a><br></u></p><p><u>Monday, October 6, 2008</u> </p> <p>Michael Noone will give a lecture entitled <em>Newly-discovered musical masterpieces from El Greco’s Toledo: from 16th-century illuminated manuscripts to 21st-century CD’s.</em> The lecture will take place in Room 104, Biddle Music Building (East Campus) at 4:00 pm. Reception to follow. </p> <p>Musicologist and choral director at Boston College, Michael Noone has held teaching, research and performance posts at universities on four continents. His research focuses on early modern sacred music. He is the author of Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy under theHabsburgs and El Códice 25 de la catedral de Toledo. Prof. Noone has recorded more than a dozen CDs, including award-winning recordings by the Ensemble Plus Ultra, which he co-founded specifically to perform Spanish music. </p> <p>This lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of Romance Studies, and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in relation to the Nasher Museum of Art’s exhibit, “El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III.” For more information, please contact Cathy Knoop (cknoop@duke.edu, 660-3102). </p> Romance Studies Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:29:59 EDT Lecture by Michael Noone http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2773 <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Thursday, October 2, 7 p.m.<BR>A Public Lecture by Ruth Behar</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><BR></SPAN><FONT size=2><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Richard White Auditorium, East Campus, Duke University<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN><STRONG>McArthur Prize-winning anthropologist Ruth Behar</STRONG> will discuss a range of issues regarding the relationship between the observer and the observed focusing on her most recent encounters with Jewish Cubans living on the island and in the diaspora. Latino/a Studies Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:51:15 EDT "The Hopes and Worries of a Vulnerable Observer" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2772 <p><u><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/ElizabethRhodesLecture.html">http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/ElizabethRhodesLecture.html</a><br></u></p><p><u>Wednesday, October 1, 2008</u></p> <p>Elizabeth Rhodes will give a lecture entitled "<em>Inquisitions: Spain in the Pre-Modern Age</em>." The lecture will take place from 1:30 to 3:00 pm in the Breedlove Room of Perkins Library. </p>Elizabeth Rhodes, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and an&nbsp; award-winning teacher, adviser and mentor at Boston College, is a&nbsp; specialist in early modern Spanish literature, Romance Studies Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:28:16 EDT Lecture by Elizabeth Rhodes http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2768 <P><STRONG>April 22, 2009</STRONG> - Film Screening and Discussion, UNC, Love House, 6pm</P> <P>The LCRWG seeks to foster greater dialogue between activists and scholars on issues related to civil rights and labor in the Triangle and beyond. History Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:19:26 EDT Triangle Labor and Civil Rights Working Group http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2770 <P><STRONG>March 23</STRONG> - Claudia Koonz, Professor of History</P> <P><FONT size=2>The Muslim Headscarf in France: A Word, A Thing, and an Image.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>11:30 in 229 Carr Bldg</FONT></P> History Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:37:48 EDT 2008-09 History Colloquiums http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2766 <P><STRONG>Friday, December 5, 2008</STRONG> - National Humanities Center<BR>Mary Beth Basile, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law<BR>UNC - Chapel Hill<BR>" 'I Was Given a So-Called Hearing': The Treatment of Italians during World War II and the Constitution's Promise of Civilian Control"</P> <P>All seminars are 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.</P> History Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:29:47 EST Triangle Legal History Seminar http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2767 <P><STRONG>Friday, November 21, 2008<BR></STRONG>John Lynn<BR>University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign<BR>"Gauging Women's Participation in Early Modern European Armies: Demostrable Certainties, Reasonable Inferences, and Sheer Speculations"</P> <P>The seminar begins at 4:15 and is in Room 229 Carr Building.&nbsp; <BR>Refreshments will be served afterwards.<BR>Pre-circulated papers are available a week in advance at <A href="mailto:fbruehoe@email.unc.edu">fbruehoe@email.unc.edu</A><BR>For more information see the website: <A href="http://www.unc.edu/mhss/">www.unc.edu/mhss/</A>.<BR>Co-sponsored by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies</P> History Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:59:29 EDT Triangle Seminar on the History of the Military, War, and Society http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2769 <p><u><a href="http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/ImageIllusionConference.html">http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/ImageIllusionConference.html</a><br></u></p><p><u>Thursday and Friday, October 2 and 3, 2008</u> </p> <p>Keynote Speakers:</p> <p>William Egginton, Johns Hopkins U. “The Theater of Truth” </p> <p>Frederick De Armas, U. of Chicago. “Framing Francisco Ribalta: From Lope’s La viuda valenciana to the Rimas del licenciado Tomé Burguillos.” </p> <p>Margaret Greer, Duke University. “Honra es aquélla que consiste en otro: the reflected subject in Lope's Los comendadores de Cordoba.”&nbsp;</p><p>This event is free and open to the public.<br></p> <p><em>Sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies, the Nasher Museum of Art and Duke in Madrid and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. For more information, please contact Cathy Knoop (cknoop@duke.edu, 660-3102) </em></p>A Colloquium will close the event on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon in the Breedlove Room at Perkins Library. Romance Studies Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:29:32 EDT A Symposium: Image and Illusion in Early Modern Spain http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2771 <P><STRONG>Friday, October 10, 2008</STRONG> <BR>Sheraton Hotel, Maurepas Room <BR>New Orleans <BR>5:00-7:00<BR></P> History Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:53:53 EDT Duke/UNC Southern Historical Association Reception http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2764 Wed. October 22, 5 pm, Allen 328. For more information please see <A href="http://english.duke.edu/community/poetrygroup/"> the Poetry Working Group page</A> in our Community section. English Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:56:50 EDT Poetry Working Group meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2762 Research technician wanted to participate in research in evolutionary ecology and genetics. Research will combine work in the field, laboratory, and greenhouse. Biology Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:41:37 EDT Research Tech Opening http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-60-0-0-2761 This one-day event, to be held on Wednesday, October 22, Bryan Center upper level will bring representatives from over 100 graduate, business, health professions, Prebusiness Advising Office Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:42:39 EDT Graduate and Professional School Day 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2757 If you can speak Spanish and are looking for a volunteer opportunity, EK Powe Elementary School needs you! We are located on Ninth St., just up the road from The Regulator book store and within walking distance of East Campus. Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:22:32 EDT SPANISH-SPEAKING DUKE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2760 <P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Tolerance Wears Thin <BR>Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 5:00PM-7:00PM <BR>Room: 4085, UNC School of Law, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:22:20 EDT "Tolerance Wears Thin"- Panel Discussion on Johnston County at UNC- CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2758 ACLU of North Carolina and Other North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Launch Investigation Into Johnston County Sheriff's Office After Sheriff Makes Racially Inflammatory Comments About Latinos to the Raleigh News &amp; Observer. Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:21:32 EDT Civil Rights Groups Investigate Sheriff's Inflammatory Comments about Latinos http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2759 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008, 11:30-1:00PM <br>Students (grads and undergrads), faculty, and staff- COME HEAR AND SHARE IDEAS FOR LATINO/A STUDIES DIRECTION IN THE UPCOMING YEAR(S). Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:21:14 EDT LATINO/A STUDIES FALL SEMESTER LUNCH MEETING http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2749 Come listen to Horacio Roque Ramirez give a talk on "Queer Latino Historical Debris: Archiving the Erotic Immigrant Body" at 12:00, Monday, October 27th in <a href="http://map.duke.edu/?zoom=5&amp;new_x=658.46&amp;new_y=-380.5">229 Carr Building</a><a href="http://map.duke.edu/?bid=7224"></a>. Latino/a Studies Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:32:06 EDT Queer Latino Historical Debris: Archiving the Erotic Immigrant Body http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2750 Come listen to Catherine Ramirez give a talk on "Domesticating the Pachuca" at 12:00 Thursday, October 23rd in 229 <a href="http://map.duke.edu/?bid=7214">Carr</a> Building. Dr. Ramirez is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of California, Latino/a Studies Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:49:08 EDT Domesticating the Pachuca http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2748 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES FOR THE PUBLIC<BR>Do you support the idea that public universities and community colleges should be open to all members of the community? Would you like to learn more about the exclusion of aliens in NC community colleges? Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:54:23 EDT STRANGERS IN OUR MIDST (UNC-CH) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2745 In preparation for their work in the Durham Public Schools, student teachers in the Elementary Teacher Preparation Program met with Ann Atwater, a Durham activist and civil rights leader, to discuss critical issues facing the local schools and community. Mrs. Atwater's story is highlighted in the book,The Best of Enemies. To view a photo visit <A href="http://www.duke.edu/web/education/prep/elementary/" target=blank">Elementary Teacher Preparation Program page </a> Education Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:43:23 EDT Dinner with civil rights leader Ann Atwater http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-60-0-0-2746 Information meeting for Seniors interested in applying to Business School. Thursday, September 18, 130 Social Psychology, 5:00pm. Please attend! Prebusiness Advising Office Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:02:10 EDT Prebusiness Meeting for Seniors http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-0-0-2741 The <a href="http://atlas.phy.duke.edu/">Duke HEP ATLAS</a> group is working with the <a href="http://lhc-machine-outreach.web.cern.ch/lhc-machine-outreach/">Large Hadron Collider</a> which acheived "first beam" Sept. 10, 2008. Physics Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:20:55 EDT Duke Physicsts welcome LHC first beam http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2739 Please join us on Friday, September 19th from 5:00 - 6:30pm as we celebrate the beginning of Latino/a-Hispanic Heritage Month with a Welcome Back Reception.&nbsp;&nbsp;Come enjoy good food/drinks and company on the&nbsp;2nd floor of the&nbsp;<A href="http://latino.aas.duke.edu/about/contact.php">Friedl Building</A> (Old Art Museum, Latino/a Studies Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:20:59 EDT Latino/a Studies Welcome Back Reception http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2740 Why scramble for a sitter when you can bring your kids to the DFC for Parents Night Out? Parent's Night Out is open to children 4-12 yrs old, and will be offered on the second Friday night of every odd numbered month. Duke Faculty Club Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:34:29 EDT Parent's Night Out http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2733 Mark your calendars! <br><br>The Annual Romance Studies Graduate Student Conference is coming up next weekend, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13 in the Women's Studies Parlors on East Campus. Romance Studies Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:35:59 EDT "Masking and Unmasking": Romance Studies Graduate Student Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2738 <font style="font-weight: bold;" size="2">Conference to Honor <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/faculty/dhs">David Sanford</a></font><br><font size="1">March 27-79, 2009<br>Location/Times TBA</font> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:35:02 EDT Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2737 <font style="font-weight: bold;" size="2">Conference on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics </font><br><font size="1">April 24-25, 2009<br>at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University</font> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:32:43 EDT Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2736 <font size="3"> Conference in Honor of David Sanford </font><br><font size="2">March 27-29, 2009</font> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:25:56 EDT Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2735 <font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3">Conference in Honor of David Sanford</font><br><font size="2">March 27-29, 2009</font> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:24:04 EDT Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2734 <font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3"><a href="http://philosophy.unc.edu/CHPColloquium.htm">42nd Chapel Hill Colloquium in Philosophy</a></font><br><font size="2">October17-19</font><br><font size="1">UNC-Chapel Hill</font><br> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:02:34 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2731 Senior Vice Chancellor <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sanders Williams </span>will advise the president and provost on global academic issues. Arts & Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:24:21 EDT Duke Med official named international advisor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2732 <a href="http://artsci.wustl.edu/%7Ephilos/people/index.php?position_id=1&amp;person_id=32&amp;status=1"><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="2"> John Doris</font></a><br><font size="1">Washington University in St. Louis</font><br><font size="1">September 12, 1:30-3:30 in West Duke 204</font> Philosophy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:36:32 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2727 Three retreats to read Wittgenstein&#39;s <em>Philosophical Investigations</em> with <strong>Richard Fleming.</strong> For more information (including the required texts) visit <a href="http://english.duke.edu/community/languagephilosophy"> the Ordinary Language Philosophy Working Group page</a> in our Community section.</p> English Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:20:02 EDT Ordinary Language Philosophy Seminar: Richard Fleming http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2722 POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS in the Duke University IGSP Center for Systems Biology. The DCSB is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral candidates with experience in computational and/or mathematical approaches relevant to the understanding of the function of biological systems. Biology Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:37:20 EDT Postdoc position in Computational Biology http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-246-0-2726 The Benfey Lab at Duke University is seeking a research associate with a broad range of engineering expertise and innovation experience to join our systems biology team. Biology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:19:04 EDT Postdoc Position in Systems biology http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-246-0-2725 Neural Circuits and Behavior Position at Duke University Duke University’s Department of Biology and the Duke Institute of Brain Sciences (DIBS) seek applications for a tenure-track faculty position, Biology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:12:53 EDT Faculty position in Neural Circuits and Behavior http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2724 The Department of Biology at Duke University and the Duke Institute of Brain Sciences (DIBS) seek applications for a tenure-track faculty position in neurobiology at a cellular/molecular level. Biology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:11:12 EDT Faculty position in Neurobiology at a cellular/molecular level http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-246-0-2723 POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS in the Duke University IGSP Center for Systems Biology. The DCSB is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral candidates with experience in experimental biology and an interest in understanding the function of biological systems. Biology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:08:37 EDT Postdoc Positions in Systems Biology http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2720 have put copper in a cage. The work, which was highlighted in the Science and Technology Concentrates of the Sept. 1 <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/currentissue.html">C&E News</a> Chemistry Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:53:40 EDT Researchers in the <a href=" http://www.chem.duke.edu/labs/franz/">Franz Group</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2715 <font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3"><a href="http://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty_content.asp?profile=79&amp;cType=facMembers&amp;itemPath=1/3/4/0/0"> Mohammed Fadel </a></font><br><font size="2"><font size="1">University of Toronto</font><br>"The True, the Good, and the Reasonable: The Theological and Ethical Roots of Public Reason in Islamic Law"<br><font size="1">November 5, 4:00-5:30 in Breedlove Room in Perkins<br>Co-sponsored with Department of Economics and Duke Ismlamic Studies Center</font><br></font> Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:52:47 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2716 <font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;" size="2"><a href="http://www.artsci.uc.edu/Philosophy/faculty/robinson.html"> Jenefer Robinson </a></font><br><font size="1">University of Cincinnati </font><br><font size="1">December 5, 3:30 in East Duke 204D</font> Philosophy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:57:31 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2717 <font size="2"><a href="http://philosophy.syr.edu/FacMcDaniel.htm"><font style="font-weight: bold;"> Kristopher McDaniels </font></a></font><br><font size="1">Syracuse University <br>February 20, 3:30, location TBA</font> Philosophy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:56:56 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2714 <font size="3"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://philosophy.wisc.edu/nadler/">Steven Nadler</a></font><br><font size="1">University of Wisconsin-Madison</font><br>"Spinoza, Leibniz, and the Gods of Philosophy"<br><font size="1">November 21, 3:30 in East Duke 204D</font> Philosophy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:41:56 EDT Colloquia http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2707 On Saturday, October 11 the UNC Faculty Staff Recreation Association (FARM) and the DFC will co-host our second annual Rally for the Cure Charity Event. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:48:47 EDT 2nd Annual Rally for the Cure http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2704 Professor Cory Krupp, director of graduate studies for the Program in International Development Policy at DCID, is one of three Sanford Institute faculty members to receive a promotion. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:53 EDT DCID Professor Cory Krupp earns promotion http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-79-0-0-2701 <p>The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <b>September 13, 2008</b>. The aim of this symposium is to explore the ethical issues raised by the methods of interrogation practiced by the U.S. government. The second day of our program features distinguished speakers addressing this timely topic from perspectives and disciplines ranging from psychology, law, philosophy and government. (<a href="http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/seminars/fall2008/interrogation/">more</a>)</p> Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:48:08 EST Ethics in the Professions Series Symposium: Torture & Interrogation <em> Have We Gone Too Far?</em> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2703 Please join us for our inaugural Labor Day Weekend Tailgate Party on Saturday, August 30. The DFC will be celebrating the start of Duke's football season with a club tailgate party. Duke Faculty Club Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:27:27 EDT Labor Day Weekend Tailgate http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2702 The DFC is having a logo contest! All DFC members and summer and part-time staff are invited to submit an entry to the contest. Submissions will begin on Tuesday, Duke Faculty Club Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:27:12 EDT DFC Logo Contest http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2699 On May 19, 2008, the Spanish Language Program moved from their existing headquarters in the Language Building to the Bell Tower site on East Campus. The move had been carefully planned throughout the 2007—2008 school year with the intent of providing more office space to all the Language Program, Romance Studies Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:18:27 EST Spanish Language Program has moved to East Campus http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2700 For photos and more information about our 2008 Commencement ceremony, please visit:<br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/romancestudies/2008Commencement.html</span> Romance Studies Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:25:34 EDT 2008 Commencement http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2698 We'd like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new and returning students &amp; faculty as we begin the 2008 - 2009 academic year. <br><br>Stay tuned for our department newsletter, Romance Studies Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:01:23 EDT Welcome to the 2008 - 2009 academic year! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2695 The <span style="font-weight: bold;">U.S. News national university rankings</span> have Duke tied with Columbia and the University of Chicago. Harvard, Princeton, and Yale took the top three spots, respectively, with more ties at 4th (MIT and Stanford) and 6th (Cal Tech and Penn). Arts & Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:24:09 EDT Duke ranked 8th for 3rd consecutive year http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2693 <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT size=2></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Program in Education is pleased to be the new administrative home for Duke’s long-standing Service Learning Program (formerly the Office of Service-Learning in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>).</SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Under the leadership of David Malone, Faculty Director, the Service Learning Program (SLP) will continue to support faculty, staff, students, and community partners involved in Duke courses with the SL designation, and will focus on expanding and enhancing SL course offerings. The new SLP website will be up shortly. Inquiries should be addressed to Kristin Wright, SLP Coordinator, servicelearning@duke.edu.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><B><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Mission</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"> of the Service Learning Program for the Foundational Years<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Cultivate and support service learning on campus<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Broaden faculty and student involvement in SL courses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Support faculty who teach SL courses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Work with the Arts and Sciences Course Committee on the SL label<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Support community partners for SL Courses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Develop strategies for assessing learning outcomes in SL courses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Support experimentation with community-based pedagogies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Strengthen connections to service-oriented offices and programs at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Duke</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, such as DukeEngage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Support and foster the University’s intellectual/civic mission Education Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:06:01 EDT UNIVERSITY WIDE SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM NOW HOUSED IN THE PROGRAM IN EDUCATION http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2690 President Brodhead urged the new students at convocation to "live up to the promise of your highest personal gifts." Arts & Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:23:56 EDT Class of 2012 welcomed at Duke http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2692 SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED</BIG><BR></FONT></BIG><BIG>Several </BIG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><BIG><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000>Bilingual (Spanish/English) volunteers are needed for upcoming events. </FONT><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2>Contact information and sign up instructions are included for each Latino/a Studies Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:27:35 EDT September 27, 2008: Spanish Speaking Volunteers Needed: Nasher, El Pueblo, El Centro http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2691 The Poetry Working Group reading series begins this fall with CA Conrad and Frank Sherlock. <i>(Contact the English department for directions.)</i> English Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:13:57 EDT Poetry Working Group - Reading Series Begins http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2688 "The Week at Duke," a new weekly newsletter is being sent to employee e-mail inboxes by the Office of News and Communications. Arts & Sciences Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:42 EDT New e-mail newsletter for employees http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2685 The summer season is winding down and school will begin before you know it, so let's get together for one more summer bash! Rising 5th through 9th graders are invited to the DFC for a night of pool games, Duke Faculty Club Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:26:36 EDT Pre-Teen Back to School Pool Party http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2683 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alison Rabil</span>, financial aid director at Barnard College since 2005, was named assistant vice provost and director of financial aid. Arts & Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:23:47 EDT Financial aid director named http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2680 Members of the Duke and Triangle communities will be able to search more easily for concerts, films, lectures, games and other events at Duke. Arts & Sciences Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:59 EDT Online events calendar launched http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2681 A great chemistry department needs to be judged on research, teaching and service. To complement the research awards, the Department is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Pelham Wilder teaching award, Chemistry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:05:38 EDT Teaching Awards http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2674 Our own John Aldrich has been selected to receive the 2008 Samuel Eldersveld "Career Achievement Award," given annually by the American Political Science’s Political Organizations and Parties Section, Political Science Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:12:38 EDT Aldrich Receives APSA’s 2008 Eldersveld Career Achievement Award ! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2677 who will launch his independent career in the fall of 2008 at Cambridge University in the UK with a prestigious <a href="http://royalsociety.org/landing.asp?id=5">Royal Society University Research Fellowship</a>. Dr. Cohen has been a research associate with <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/weitao.yang">Professor Weitao Yang</a> and has been developing density functional theory. Chemistry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:18:27 EDT Congratulations to <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~yang/people.htm">Dr. Aron J. Cohen</a>, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2676 who will take up a tenure-track position in the fall of 2008 as an Assitant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, <a href="http://chem.hku.hk/~chemhome/index.php">University of Hong Kong</a>. Dr. Hu has been a research associate with <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/weitao.yang">Professor Weitao Yang</a> and has been developing theory and computational methods for simulations of biological systems. Chemistry Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:29:53 EDT Congratulations to <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~yang/people.htm">Dr. Hao Hu</a>, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2667 Eight recent graduates, six graduate students, and three current students received scholarships from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Arts & Sciences Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:04:46 EDT 17 students win Fulbrights http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2666 Join our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33693113312&amp;refurl=http%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Fq%3Ddcid%26init%3Dq">Facebook</a> network of students, staff, faculty and alumni! Duke Center for International Development Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:44:07 EDT DCID finds a home on Facebook.com http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2664 The 8-week summer DukeEngage progam on the US-Mexico Border has successfully come to an end. Visit the following blogsite for student reflections: <A href="http://dukeengageusmexico.blogspot.com/">http://dukeengageusmexico.blogspot.com/</A> <BR>Visit <A href="http://dukeengage.duke.edu/">http://dukeengage.duke.edu/</A>&nbsp;to learn more about DukeEngage intensive civic immersion programs around the world. Latino/a Studies Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:27:13 EDT DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2665 Saturday, August 9, 2008, 1 - 5 pm &nbsp;&nbsp;Center for Documentary Studies Auditorium, Durham SAF interns and fellows gather to share the personal narratives and educational stories of Farmworkers living on the East Coast. Latino/a Studies Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:40:55 EDT Learning Story: SAF Presents Farmworker Narratives http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2663 From <EM>Insidehighered.com</EM> on July 28:<BR>In May, the North Carolina Community College System banned students who could not document legal immigration status from enrolling, Latino/a Studies Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:44:27 EDT NC Community College ban lacks legal rationale http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2661 The main pool will close at 7:00pm on Thursday August, 7th for the Summer Staff Appreciation Party. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:50:35 EDT Early Pool Closing http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2660 The mini-camp schedule and registration form for the 2008-2009 school year has been posted. You can find them under the link for Youth Camps. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:48:13 EDT Mini-Camp Schedule http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-39-125-0-3109 August 27, 2008 at 7:30pm in Physics 128 Mathematics Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:51:39 EST Organizational DUMU meeting and Math 149S information session http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2654 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Xi-Qing Gao L'86</span>, president and chief investment officer of China Investment Corporation, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Todd T'08</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Xing Zong</span>, a Ph.D candidate in physics, assumed their new roles effective July 1. Arts & Sciences Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:22:10 EDT Three new trustees appointed http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2650 <span id="innercontent"><span class="newsitembody"><span style="font-weight: bold;">George L. McLendon</span> has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean of the faculty of Arts &amp; Sciences. He was also named dean of Trinity College.</span></span> Arts & Sciences Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:04:28 EDT McLendon reappointed, named Trinity dean http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2649 Why scramble for a sitter when you can bring your kids to the DFC for Parents Night Out? Parent's Night Out is open to children 4-12 yrs old, and will be offered on the second Friday night of every odd numbered month. Duke Faculty Club Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:15:31 EDT Parent's Night Out http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2643 It took a Frenchman to define American dream </p> By Michael Munger : Guest columnist The Herald-Sun Jul 3, 2008 </p> As we approach Independence Day, Political Science Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:50:38 EDT Mike Munger as guest columnist http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2642 on his retirement. Jim retired from Duke and the Department of Chemistry after 33 years as Sr. Electronics Technician. He was honored at a departmental reception on June 30 and began his well-deserved retirement July 1. Chemistry Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:04:25 EDT Congratulations to <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/news/Maloney.JPG">Jim Maloney</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2640 Congratulations to Professor Kerry Haynie for his recently published co-edited volume, New Race Politicsin America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Politics. Political Science Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:48:27 EDT Congratulations to Kerry Haynie http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2639 Professor Kerry Haynie will serve as guest faculty for the Bravarian-American Academy's Summer Institute on Ethnicity and Society in America, that will be held in Munich, Political Science Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:46:57 EDT Kerry Haynie, a guest faculty for the Bravarian-American Academy's Summer Institute on Ethnicity and Society in America http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-2628 A <a href="http://www.stat.duke.edu/~dunson/postdoc.html"> Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment in Dr. David Dunson's group</a> is available. Applicants should email their CV, a brief statement of their background and interests and contact information for at least three references to: Statistical Science Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:27:42 EDT Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment in David Dunson's group, August 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2630 The Duke Faculty Club will offer an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course beginning Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 27, 2008. The cost is $120 plus course materials; a $20 deposit is required. Duke Faculty Club Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:32:06 EDT Water Safety Instructor Course http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2631 The DFC is offering water aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the main pool from 10:30-11:30am. All classes are $6.00 for members, $8.00 for non-members. Duke Faculty Club Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:41:54 EDT Water Aerobics Classes http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2629 Come celebrate July 4th at the DFC for a full day of games and free food!! We'll have pool games, basketball, tennis, hot dogs on the grill, water melon and more. Duke Faculty Club Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:38:55 EDT July 4th Celebration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2626 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Abdullah T. Antepli</span>, a native of Turkey, joins the more than 20 campus chaplains ministering to diverse faiths at Duke. Arts & Sciences Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:59:22 EDT First Muslim chaplain named http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2624 William English has received a Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation. And, we just got approval from IRB to carry out the experiments! Congratulations Bill! Political Science Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:39:38 EDT Congratulations to Bill English http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2622 The first open-enrollment Executive Education program of 2008 came to a successful close on Friday, June 6. Forty-two participants from 17 countries took part in the four-week program on Project Appraisal and Risk Management (PARM) on campus at DCID. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:08 EDT Executive Education 2008 summer programs begin with PARM http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2620 We had a problem with our pool filters last night and have had to close the main pool today because the water is too cloudy as a result of not properly circulating through the filters last night. Duke Faculty Club Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:46:19 EDT POOL CLOSED http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2616 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee D. Baker</span> is the new dean of academic affairs, assuming the duties of Robert J. Thompson Jr., who is returning to teaching. Arts & Sciences Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:04:16 EDT Anthropology professor named to Trinity post http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2617 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin W. Moore</span> is the senior associate dean for faculty affairs, succeeding Charles W. Byrd, who is retiring. Moore has been associate dean for research at UNCG since 2004. Arts & Sciences Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:53:09 EDT UNCG research dean joins A&S administration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2618 have reported a <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119815790/abstract">simple and efficient method</a> for the asymmetric <i>&#945</i>-alkylation and <i>&#945,&#945</i>-bisalkylation of acyclic ketones, a long-standing problem in the field of asymmetric synthesis. Chemistry Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:35:46 EDT Graduate student Dan Lim and <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/don.coltart">Prof. Don Coltart</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-38-0-2619 Kristine Callan is the first recipient of the <a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/about/MaryCreason/">Mary Creason Memorial Award for Undergraduate Teaching</a>. Physics Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:01:19 EDT Kristine Callan receives award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2611 Konrad Dudziak continued his quest to make the U.S. Olympic team this past weekend when he won the championship in freestyle at 211.5 pounds at the University World Team Trials. Physics Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:01:24 EDT Duke physics major battles for Olympic spot http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-100-0-0-2608 Stop by the OUSF office on August 19th from 1-5 PM for cookies and lemonade with your family as a break during move-in. We look forward to seeing you then!! Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:25:56 EDT Move-In Day - August 19th http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-100-0-0-2609 Everyone's invited to our first event of the new school year. This year it will be held on the EAST Duke lawn on August 28th from 5:30-7 PM. We hope to see you there!! Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:25:14 EDT OUSF Opening Picnic - August 28th http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2606 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin White</span>, director of athletics at Notre Dame since 2001, will succeed Joe Alleva, who accepted the same position at LSU. Arts & Sciences Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:52:36 EDT Notre Dame AD coming to Duke http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2607 Presented by "the justice theater project," Raliegh NC <BR>The Line in the Sand: Stories from the US/Mexico Border <BR>The Line in the Sand was written by a group of actors and writers from Catholic Relief Services (a national organization based in Baltimore, Latino/a Studies Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:17:14 EDT June 6-15: The Line in the Sand: Stories from US/Mexico Border http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2605 by Yongcheng Ying, Hyoungsu Kim, <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/jiyong.hong">Prof. Jiyong Hong</a>, and their colleagues. The biological evaluation of largazole and its key analogues, suggested that histone deacetylases (HDACs) are molecular targets of largazole and that largazole is a class I HDAC inhibitor. Chemistry Fri, 30 May 2008 15:42:05 EDT <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/asap.cgi/jacsat/asap/html/ja8013727.html">The first total synthesis of the natural product largazole</a> has been completed http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2604 The Council of the Linnean Society of London announces the awarding of 13 Darwin-Wallace Medals 2008 for "major advances in evolutionary biology since 1958." Biology Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:24:18 EDT Mohamed Noor wins Darwin-Wallace Medal. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2603 who recently received highly competitive "Awards for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad" from the Chinese Government. The awards are for Chinese self-financed students under 40 who are studying in PhD degree programs and have completed one or more years of their studies. Chemistry Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:39 EDT Congratulations to Zhibin Zhang from the <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~rwidenho/members.htm#current">Widenhoefer group</a> and Dan Fu from the <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~wwarren/group.php">Warren group</a>, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2600 A Student Affairs Web site provides information from the Duke Chinese Students and Scholars Association and other sources. Arts & Sciences Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:39:09 EDT China earthquake relief site http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-37-0-2602 On May 15th the Physic Community and others from across Duke got together at the Duke Gardens' Pavilion to celebrate Maxine Stern's contributions to Duke and the Physics Department. Physics Tue, 27 May 2008 16:34:17 EDT Congratulations Maxine http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2598 Mike will be the keynote speaker at the Libertarian Party's national convention which is being held in Denver, CO this weekend. CSPAN is very likely to cover the convention. Political Science Wed, 21 May 2008 13:18:36 EDT Munger, Keynote speaker at the Libertarian Party's national convention http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2596 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University presents: <BR>Black Mirror/Espejo Negro: A Museum Installation by Pedro Lasch <BR>Although the opening event has already taken place (June), Latino/a Studies Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:47:18 EDT Black Mirror/Espejo Negro: Museum Installation by Pedro Lasch http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2597 North Carolina community colleges on Tuesday banned illegal immigrants from seeking degrees, a policy that is among the most restrictive in the nation.&nbsp; Latino/a Studies Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:13 EDT Help Protect Higher Education for ALL Students: Read and TAKE ACTION http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-246-0-2593 The DCSB is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral candidates with experience in experimental biology, computation, or quantitative analysis relevant for understanding the function of biological systems. Biology Wed, 14 May 2008 15:55:28 EDT POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS in the Duke University Center for Systems Biology. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2591 Thank you, again, to all the members who responded to the survey. There was a great response with a lot of good feedback. This information is valuable to the board and staff of the DFC, Duke Faculty Club Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:13:27 EDT Membership Survey Results http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-227-0-2592 <P>Columbia Undergraduate Journal of History is currently soliciting submissions for the Fall 2008 issue. Any questions you have may be addressed to <A href="mailto:reb2123@columbia.edu">reb2123@columbia.edu</A> &nbsp;or <A href="mailto:cujh@columbia.edu">cujh@columbia.edu</A> </P> <P> History Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:48 EDT Request Duke Participation in U-Grad History Journal http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2590 The Memorial Day Summer Celebration is an all day fun-filled FREE event for the whole family. There will be games, inflatables, drinks, music, and more! We hope to see you there. Duke Faculty Club Tue, 13 May 2008 11:04:22 EDT Memorial Day Summer Celebration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2588 Revenues in the FY 08/09 budget are about 9.1 percent higher than those for the current fiscal year, while expenditures are budgeted to increase 9 percent. Arts & Sciences Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:39:36 EDT Trustees approve $2 billion budget http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2589 More than 4,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received degrees at Duke 156th commencement. Novelist-essayist Barbara Kingsolver P'09 spoke on the virtues of a sustainable, Arts & Sciences Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:39:22 EDT Graduates urged to redefine success http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2586 A $5 million anonymous gift will enable the engineering school to establish a new curriculum that encourages undergraduates to think critically about problems that lack obvious solutions. Arts & Sciences Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:39:46 EDT Pratt gift to develop courses on uncertainty http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2582 On March 28, 2008, the PIDP class of 2008 presented Master's Projects to classmates, instructors, and guests. Topics ranged from <span style="font-style: italic;">Consolidating Peace in the Sudan</span> to <span style="font-style: italic;">Enhancing the Role of Armenian Diaspora in Peaceful Development in Armenia</span>. Subsequently, Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:21 EDT Members of PIDP class of 2008 present Master's Projects http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2583 Prof. Steve Haase and his collaborators have published an important discovery in the journal <em>Nature</em> in their paper "Global control of cell cycle transcription by coupled CDK and network oscillators," Biology Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:56:09 EDT Haase Lab publishes important finding on cell cycle http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-2584 Prof. Paul Manos, chair of the prize committee, writes "Steven is on a fast research track, publishing at least five papers during his graduate career at Duke. Biology Wed, 07 May 2008 17:06:51 EDT The Perry Prize awarded to Dr. Steven Spoel http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2581 David Siroky has been chosen by the United States Institute of Peace as a Peace Scholar for 2008-2009. David's proposal was selected as one of ten winners from a pool of 166 applications. Political Science Tue, 06 May 2008 14:07:49 EDT Congratulations to David Siroky--Peace Scholar http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2580 Why scramble for a sitter when you can bring your kids to the DFC for Parents Night Out? Parent's Night Out is open to children 4-12 yrs old, and will be offered on the second Friday night of every odd numbered month. Duke Faculty Club Tue, 06 May 2008 10:35:57 EDT Parent's Night Out http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2577 Sister Communities of San Ramon, Nicaragua is celebrating our 15th anniversary with wine, cheese (thanks Sage and Swift!) and fine music this Sunday, May 4, Latino/a Studies Fri, 02 May 2008 17:14:49 EDT In the Durham Community: Sister Communities of San Ramon Celebration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2576 Latino Festival Sat, June 14, 2008 Forest hills Park 3-8pm 1639 University Dr, Durham Music, Info Booths, Arts and Crafts, Food, and Children's Activities. Latino/a Studies Fri, 02 May 2008 17:12:38 EDT Latino Festival in Durham http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2575 <FONT face=Helvetica>Tomorrow, <B>Saturday, May 3</B> (10am-3pm, 240 Franklin Center), our colleages at the Duke Human Rights Center and NC Stop Torture Now will cohost <B>Waterboarding, Ghost Planes, Guantanamo: Inside America's Secret War</B>.&nbsp; The conference will feature former Guantanamo detainee <B>Moazzam Begg</B> (via videoconference), former FBI officer <B>Brad Garrett</B>, leading human rights lawyer <B>Tina Monshipour Foster,</B> and others.&nbsp; More information can be found at the DHRC website: </FONT><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext title=http://www.duke.edu/web/rightsatduke/ href="http://www.duke.edu/web/rightsatduke/"><FONT face=Helvetica>http://www.duke.edu/web/rightsatduke/</FONT></A> Latino/a Studies Fri, 02 May 2008 14:53:36 EDT Waterboarding, Ghost Plans, Guantanamo http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2570 has been appointed as the new Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Chemistry and as a member of the Bass Society of Fellows, effective July 1, 2008. Congratulations to Prof. Chemistry Thu, 01 May 2008 10:53:56 EDT <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/alvin.crumbliss">Alvin L. Crumbliss</a>, Professor of Chemistry and Dean of the Natural Sciences, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2569 <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WBT-4SBHD90-1&_user=38557&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000004358&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=38557&md5=88cc9968d34e2fd7de8f75cabbc07177">reveals the properties</a> of boronated nucleoside diphosphate (NDP) analogs as substrates for creatine and pyruvate kinases. The conversion of the NDP's into their triphosphate derivatives reported in this work has implications for the treatment of HIV, Chemistry Thu, 01 May 2008 10:51:05 EDT Recent work by Charlotta Wennefors and colleagues in the <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~brs/labgroup/">Shaw lab</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2567 Dennis Rasmussen's <A href="http://www.amazon.com/Problems-Promise-Commercial-Society-Response/dp/0271033487/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-9922439-0155639?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1209564839&amp;sr=1-1">dissertation has been published</A> - "The Problems and Promise of Commercial Society" - congratulations Dennis! Political Science Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:15:01 EDT Congratulations to Dennis Rasmussen http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2574 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mike Reed</span> (mathematics), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wesley Kort</span> (religion), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Huseyin Yildirim</span> (economics), and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Rittschof</span> (marine lab) were honored for excellence in teaching. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary Boatwright</span> (classical studies) received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award. Arts & Sciences Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:54:00 EDT Faculty award honorees named http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2560 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mike Reed</span> (mathematics), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wesley Kort</span> (religion), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Huseyin Yildirim</span> (economics), and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Rittschof</span> (marine lab) were honored for excellence in teaching. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary Boatwright </span>(classical studies) received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award. Arts & Sciences Fri, 02 May 2008 09:38:10 EDT Faculty award honorees named http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2563 <strong> Creative Writing Awards</strong> <p>Academy of American Poets University and College Prize: Adam Eaglin <br/>Terry Welby Tyler, Jr. Poetry Award: Melissa Miller <br/>Anne Flexner Award for Poetry: Jane Chen <br/>Anne Flexner Award for Fiction: Daniel Riley <br/>William H. Blackburn Scholarship: Lindsay White (Honorable Mention: Tassity Johnson) <br/>Margaret Rose Sanford Scholarship:Dihn Xuan T. Phan <br/>Francis K. Pemberton Scholarship: Doug Clark (Honorable Mention: Christopher Nold) <br/>Schutte Senior Writing Award: Adam Eaglin </p> <strong>Non-Fiction Awards</strong> <p>Department of English Award for Non-Fiction Essay: Joo-Young Chang <br/>Outstanding Work in American Literature: Daniel DeVougas <br/>Barbara Herrnstein Smith Award for Literary Criticism/Theory:Katherine Buse <br/>Stanley Fish Award for Work in British Literature: Aileen Liu <br/>Award for Most Original Honors Thesis: Sarah Ellis and Christina Patsiokas</p> English Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:35:37 EDT 2008 Undergraduate Writing Awards http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2561 has reported a <a href="http://abrd-media.com/portal/wts/ccmc7ia82FaqjujaqUsbaUwC7Cg">new method</a> for fabricating dense arrays of oriented, single-walled carbon nanotubes. The ability to make large numbers of identical nanotubes would allow future nanoengineers to bundle them onto multiple ultra-tiny chips that could operate with enough power and speed for nanoprocessing. Chemistry Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:37 EDT <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jliu/labgroup/research.html">Prof. Jie Liu's laboratory</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2558 Durham Parks and Recreation sponsors an adult Mixed Doubles league during the summer with the season spanning the third week in June through the second week in August. Duke Faculty Club Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:46:38 EDT USTA Summer Mixed Doubles http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-68-0-0-2557 James W. Vaupel, research professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University and also director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Population, Policy and Aging Research Center Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:47:20 EDT Vaupel Recognized for his Work in Mathematical Demography http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2555 Congratulations to all of our winners! Kim McCallum won the DT Stallings award! Jennifer Herring and Michele Farber won the Holton Prize! Elizabeth Kelly won an honorable mention for the Holton prize. Education Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:40:44 EDT Education Award Winners http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-39-0-0-2554 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Optimal Transport and Riemannian Geometry</span> <br><br>1 - The Monge-Kantorovich problem: The Monge-Kantorovich problem asks about the most economic way to transport matter from one prescribed distribution to another one. Mathematics Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:40:13 EDT Gergen lectures http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-246-0-2551 Research Technician, Biology Dept., Duke University. Great lab opportunity on a developmental genetics project in plant roots. Full time, BA/BSc and lab experience required (some molecular biology experience preferred). Biology Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:45:32 EDT Research Technician Opening http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2553 BIG NEWS for LATINO/A STUDIES: Our undergraduate certificate proposal for "Latino/a Studies in the Global South" has been approved by the Arts and Sciences Council!! The certificate program allows students to expand on their knowledge of Latino/a communities in the United States by combining courses across the disciplines in the humanities, Latino/a Studies Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:28:58 EDT CERTIFICATE APPROVED: Latino/a Studies in the Global South http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-100-0-0-2550 Thank you to all who attended and helped with the OUSF closing picnic. It was a huge success! Have a fantastic summer!! Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows Mon, 12 May 2008 13:06:58 EDT OUSF Closing Picnic http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2547 <P>We are&nbsp;happy to announce Annalies Heinrichs has won the Robert J. Niess/Alexander Hull Award in French for excellence in the major. She recently defended her Honors Thesis, directed by Paol Keineg, “Kay Koule Tronpe soley, min li pa tronpé la pli En route vers l’assurance des soins de santé en Haïti” and received Highest Distinction. </P> <P>Please join us in congratulating Annalies!</P> Romance Studies Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:04:04 EDT Robert J. Niess/Alexander Hull Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2548 <P>We are happy to announce Kathryn Husted Wooten is the 2008 recipient of the Richard L. Predmore Award in Spanish for excellence in the major. She will receive the award and gift at our commencement luncheon and diploma presentation on Sunday, May 11th. </P> <P>Please join us in congratulating Kathryn!!</P> Romance Studies Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:03:58 EDT Richard L. Predmore Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2549 <P>Brian Alberto Ovalle is the 2008 recipient of the Guido Mazzoni Award in Italian for excellence in the major. He will receive the award and gift at our commencement luncheon and diploma presentation on Sunday, May 11th. </P> <P>Please join us in congratulating Brian!! </P> Romance Studies Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:03:51 EDT Guido Mazzoni Award in Italian http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2451 Thurs., April 24, 4:30 - 6:00 pm Room 028 Franklin Center, with Dr. Dennis Clements. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:00:13 EDT "Tertulias" Series Continues http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2544 April 24-25 in the Breedlove Room (Perkins Library) <p><b>Tracy B. Strong</b> <i>Music, Language and Politics in Nietzsche</i></p> <p><b>Hans Rudolph Vaget</b> <i>'Schicksalsgeist': Nietzsche, Music, Mann and Weiman Culture</i></p> <p><b>Bryan Gilliam</b> <i>Strauss and the Sexual Body: The Erotics of Humor, Philosophy, and Ego-Assertion</i></p> <p><b>David Wellbery</b> <i>Function and Form of Tragedy According to Nietzsche</i></p> <p><b>Charles Youmans</b> <i>Subjectivity and Sentimentality in the Late Works of Richard Strauss</i></p> English Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:32 EDT Nietzsche, Strauss, and Mann: The Encounter of Music and Philosophy http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2542 NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- The tax system collects its due, even from a class of workers with little likelihood of claiming a refund and no hope of drawing a Social Security check. Latino/a Studies Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:29:27 EDT Tax Time: "Illegal Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2543 <FONT size=2> Dear Administrators, Faculty, and Students,<BR>On April 17th, 2008 the hermanos of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated will be hosting its 3rd annual State of Latinos forum.<BR>This forum has brought Latino issues to the forefront of changes in campus resources for students. With a growing Latino population in our own backyard, the growing importance of nationwide Latino issues is a topic of importance for the entire student body. This year we will be co-sponsoring this event Latino/a Studies Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:13:46 EDT La Unidad Latina presents: State of Latinos Forum http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2540 ***** Immigration Event ***** On Tuesday, April 15th and Thursday, April 17th, first-year students from my Writing 20 class, "Framing the Immigration Debate," Latino/a Studies Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:34:30 EDT and April 17: Ugrad Presentations- Framing the Immigration Debate http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2539 <br> African & African American Studies Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:07:28 EDT John Hope Franklin Scholars Ceremony and Reception http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2538 Monday, April 21, 6:30-8:00pm Page Auditorium Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:06:08 EDT Paul Farmer to Give Global Health Lecture http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2534 Are you ready for the summer? Register now for group swimming lessons at the DFC. Details including dates, times, costs and registration forms are available under our <b><A href="http://facultyclub.duke.edu/aquatics/GroupSwimmingLessonInformation.php">aquatics programs link</A></b>. Duke Faculty Club Tue, 13 May 2008 10:56:07 EDT Register for Group Swimming Lessons http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2535 Are you looking for a great summer job as a lifeguard but lacking the certfication? Join the DFC for a lifeguard training class beginning on Friday, May 16. Duke Faculty Club Tue, 13 May 2008 10:55:50 EDT Lifeguard Training Certification Course http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2536 <br> African & African American Studies Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:01:13 EDT AAAS Graduation Ceremony and Reception http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2533 Come join us at the DFC for some jump rope action! Krishinda Lee, award winning Bouncing Bulldog and DFC fitness intern, will be hosting a jump rope workshop for DFC members of all ages on <STRONG>Saturday, April 12 from 11am-12pm.</STRONG> The event is free, Duke Faculty Club Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:43:11 EDT Jump Rope Workshop http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2530 <H4 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><FONT size=2>"Jornada Medica en las Montanas de Honduras"<BR>Thursday, April 24, 2008, 4:30 - 6:00 pm &nbsp;&nbsp;Room 028 Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road (corner of Erwin Road and Trent Drive), Duke campus<BR><CONTENT>Join us for the third in the Spring 2008 series of "tertulias" sponsored by Latino/a Studies Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:31:20 EDT Jornada Medica en las Montanas de Honduras http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2531 <class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">RECYCLE: 3 artists in conversation with franklin humanities institute fellows</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR><SPAN>Wednesday, April 16 from 2:00 - 6:30 PM at Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center (2204 Erwin Road), Duke University<BR></SPAN><A title=http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/fhi/seminar/sem0708.php href="http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/fhi/seminar/sem0708.php"><I>Recycle</I></A>, the 2007-08 Franklin Humanities Institute Seminar, considers why and how used objects, ideas, places, images, practices are profitably or problematically reappropriated and put to different purposes. Through the empirical and theoretical consideration of specific historical salvage – texts, works, products, sites, methods, practices Latino/a Studies Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:13:09 EDT RECYCLE: 3 artists in conversation http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2529 <h4 style="font-weight: normal;">"Kid Chocolate, the Golden Age of Boxing and the Origins of the close link between Sports and Cuban Nationalism"<br>Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:30 - 6:00 pm &nbsp;&nbsp;Room 028 Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road (corner of Erwin Road and Trent Drive), Duke campus<CONTENT><br>Join us for the second in the Spring 2008 series of "tertulias" organized by the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The "tertulias" provide a forum for Duke faculty and students to discuss their work related to Latin America and the Caribbean in an informal setting. The speaker is Enver Casimir, PhD Candidate in the UNC Department of History and the Fall 2007 instructor for the Duke "Intro to Latin American Studies" course. Refreshments will be served. Parking is available free of charge after 4:00 pm in the lot behind the Marshall Pickens Health Clinic at the corner of Erwin Road and Trent Drive, across the street from the Franklin Center. <br>Please Contact: Natalie Hartman njh@duke.edu for more information.</CONTENT></h4> Latino/a Studies Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:34:39 EDT Sports and Cuban Nationalism http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-76-0-0-2523 The Focus Program is now accepting online applications for fall 2008! The application deadline has been extended to May 31, 2008. Don't miss your chance for this fantastic learning opportunity! Focus Program Tue, 27 May 2008 15:20:42 EDT Apply Online Now http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2520 The Duke Endowment gift (the largest ever received by Duke University Medical Center) will help construct a medical-education facility and a cutting-edge pediatric inpatient facility. Arts & Sciences Tue, 27 May 2008 08:48:44 EDT TDE gives $50 million to DUMC http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2521 Fifty-three high school seniors were chosen for the merit awards. About half will enroll at Duke and about half at UNC-Chapel Hill. All the students take courses at both schools and spend a semester in residence at the other campus. Arts & Sciences Mon, 12 May 2008 11:27:56 EDT Robertson Scholarship winners announced http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2528 <P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">A Korea-US Symposium on Race, Culture and Policy<BR></FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>Co-sponsored by Latino/a Studies at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Duke</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> and Center <BR>for Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) at </FONT><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT size=3><st1:City w:st="on">Kyung Hee University</st1:City>, </FONT></FONT><st1:country-region w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>Korea<BR></FONT></st1:country-region></st1:place></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>In Commemoration of the Opening of the Division of American Studies of CAPS at </FONT><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT size=3><st1:City w:st="on">Kyung Hee University</st1:City>, </FONT></FONT><st1:country-region w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>Korea Latino/a Studies Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:11:11 EDT A Korea-US Symposium on Race, Culture, and Policy http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2527 and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, will recive the 2008 Photon Award from the American Society for Photobiology at their national meeting in June. The ASP Photon Award was established to honor members who have made exceptional contributions and who have served the ASP above and beyond the call of duty. Chemistry Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:10:20 EDT <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/john.simon">John Simon</a>, George B. Geller Professor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-76-0-0-2524 Richard Palmer talks about his latest Focus Program course, <em>The Drama of Science</em>! Focus Program Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:40:18 EDT Why Science Makes for Great Drama http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-76-0-0-2525 Read more news about the Faces of Science Focus cluster! Focus Program Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:39:49 EDT The Drama of Science http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2522 <P>PRESENTS </P> <P>Sigrun Haude (University of Cincinnati) </P> <P>Dealing with the Reality of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648): The Story of Two Religious Women </P> <P>Friday, April 18, 2008 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Duke University <BR>East Campus, Carr Building, Room 229, 114 Campus Drive </P> <P>The seminar starts at 4:15 pm. Refreshments will be served before the seminar. </P> <P>A pre-circulated paper is available a week in advance at dirk.bonker@duke.edu. </P> <P> History Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:31:07 EDT Research Triangle Seminar in the History of the Military, War, and Society http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2516 The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Abhijit Mahato Memorial Fellowship </span>will provide financial support to an international engineering graduate student, with preference given to a student from India, birthplace of the January 18 murder victim. Arts & Sciences Mon, 12 May 2008 10:51:02 EDT Fellowship to honor slain student http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2517 <span style="font-weight: bold;">"What is the What,"</span> by Dave ("A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius") Eggers, is the Summer Reading Program selection for the Class of 2012. Arts & Sciences Mon, 12 May 2008 10:50:52 EDT Eggers novel selected for first-year reading http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2515 Athletics Director <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Alleva </span>will leave Duke after 32 years, the last 10 as AD, to take the same post at Louisiana State University. Arts & Sciences Thu, 08 May 2008 14:31:36 EDT Alleva hired at LSU http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2519 <P>Janet Ewald, Department of History, Duke University <BR>"'No Objection to a Wandering Unsettled Life': African Slaves and Freedmen in the Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Indian Ocean World." </P> <P>Elizabeth Fenn, Department of History, Duke University <BR>"Madoc on the Missouri: Searching for America's Welsh Indians" </P> <P>Andrew Byers, Department of History, Duke University "Prostitution as a 'Military Necessity': The Politics of Sexuality, Morality, and Venereal Disease During the American Occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1918" </P> <P>Willeke Sandler, Department of History, Duke University "Creating Future Colonists: Colonialist Discourse, National Socialism, and the Rendsburg Colonial School for Women, 1926-1945" </P> <P>Chair: Justin Ward, Department of History, Duke University </P> <P> History Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:33:21 EDT April 11 - Examining Encounters: Strangers in Strange Land - 229 Carr - 3:30-5:30 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2518 Bruce has an <A href="http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/1020375.html">article</A> in the Point of View section the News &amp; Observer. Congratulations Bruce! Political Science Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:08:47 EDT Bruce Jentleson in the N & O http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2504 April 17th 4:30-6:00pm Room 028 John Hope Franklin Center with speaker Enver Casimir. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:42:42 EDT "Tertulias" Series Continues http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2514 <P>TOPIC: Politics and Immigration<BR>Location: <FONT size=2>The FedEx Global Education Center, Corner of McCauley and Pittsboro Streets,&nbsp;The University of North Carolina.&nbsp;<BR>This series is sponsored Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:53:15 EDT Community Series on Immigration - at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2513 <P>TOPIC: Education, Health Care, Social Services and Immigration<BR>Location: <FONT size=2>The FedEx Global Education Center, Corner of McCauley and Pittsboro Streets,&nbsp;The University of North Carolina.&nbsp;<BR>This series is Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:52:30 EDT Community Series on Immigration - at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2512 <FONT size=2> <P>TOPIC: Economics and Immigration<BR>Location: <FONT size=2>The FedEx Global Education Center, Corner of McCauley and Pittsboro Streets,&nbsp;The University of North Carolina.&nbsp;<BR> Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:51:08 EDT Community Series on Immigration - at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2510 The May 11 commencement ceremony will honor novelist Barbara Kingsolver, essayist Wendell Berry, CARE CEO Helene Gayle, broadcast executive James Goodmon, Arts & Sciences Fri, 02 May 2008 09:37:26 EDT Writers, CEOs, judge to get honorary degrees http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2511 <p><em><strong>4:30 PM -- Gothic Bookstore</strong></em><br> <p>Join us for a reading and discussion about fiction, politics, and contemporary Africa with the acclaimed author of <i>Beasts of No Nation.</i> A lunch with interested undergraduates will precede the reading, at 12 pm in the English department lounge (Allen 328).</p> <p>"In the blood and vomit and angry voices captured in Beasts of No Nation, a reader sees human nature reforged, manacled to evil, tragically perverted." -Los Angeles Times</p> <p>"A novel so scorched by loss and anger that it's hard to hold, and so gripping in its sheer hopeless lifeforce that it's hard to put down." -Guardian (UK)</p> <p>"In this staggering debut [...], a 23-year-old Harvard graduate has written a novel about the perversity of war, and the fragility of humanity." -Boston Globe</p> <p>For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:bck2@duke.edu">Bart Keeton</a> or <a href="mailto:nathan.hensley@duke.edu">Nathan Hensley</a>.</p> English Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:32:32 EDT <a href="http://english.duke.edu/resources/pdf/iweala.pdf">UZODINMA IWEALA: Reading and Discussion</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2509 The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org) has announced that the curated series for the 2008 festival will focus on the theme of migration. Latino/a Studies Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:25:48 EDT Open Panel Discussion with Lourdes Portillo - at Full Frame http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2505 April 18th,9:00am-1:00pm Room 130-132 John Hope Franklin Center. Organized by Mellon Visiting Professor Patricio Valdivieso. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:52:09 EDT Workshop on Agenda Setting in Latin America: Executive-Legislative Relations in Comparative Perspective http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2501 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Hallen</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nicholas Patrick</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Roberts </span>were awarded <span id="innercontent"><span class="newsitembody">Goldwater Scholarships in science, mathematics and engineering.</span></span> Arts & Sciences Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:05:24 EDT Three juniors win Goldwaters http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2500 a <a href="https://www.nsfgradfellows.org/">Graduate Research Fellowship</a> from NSF. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the relevant science, technology, engineering, Chemistry Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:24:05 EDT Sarah Wengryniuk, a first-year graduate student in the <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/don.coltart">Coltart lab</a>, has been awarded http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-227-0-2499 <P>The Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter is a summer position that will assist with daily tours, visitor services, weapons demonstrations, and other special projects. It is a 35 hour a week position, Wednesdays through Sundays, from mid-May to mid-August. Pay is $6.15 per hour. </P> <P><STRONG>Gain invaluable experience working in public history.</STRONG> </P> <P> History Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:22:12 EDT Fort Fisher State Historic Site - Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2497 The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coach for College</span> program uses sports camps to inspire and prepare middle-school children for higher education. Arts & Sciences Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:58:05 EDT Duke-UNC student-athletes to conduct clinics in Vietnam http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2496 <P>Congratulations to the following Anne Firor Scott award winners:</P> <P>Katharine French-Fuller, "The Commercialization of Daily Life: A History of Domestic Cultures and Technologies in Post-1960 Argentina." </P> <P>Reena Goldthree, "Shifting Loyalties: War and the Gendered Politics of Patriotism in the British Caribbean, 1900-1938." </P> <P>Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell, "The Geographies of Home: Somali Women Refugees, Race, and Resettlement in the U.S. South." </P> <P>Jacob Remes, "When the State Blew Away: Survival and Organization After Two Progressive-Era Urban Disasters." </P> <P>Danielle Terrazas Williams, "Few But Not So Far Between: Free Black Women of Means in Colonial Veracruz."</P> History Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:35:40 EDT Anne Firor Scott Award Winners http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2498 <P>The Triangle Labor and Civil Rights Working Group, the African American History Working Group, and Student Action with Workers </P> <P>Presents a film and discussion of "At the River I Stand" </P> <P>The Powerful Documentary of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Crusade </P> <P>6-8pm. April 10, 2008 at the Love House and Hutchins Forum 410 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill </P> <P>Kindly RSVP <A href="mailto:orion.teal@duke.edu">orion.teal@duke.edu</A> </P> <P>Commemorating the 40-year anniversary of Dr. King's death.</P> History Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:30:01 EDT April 10, 2008 - At the River I Stand - 6:00 - 8:00 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2491 The medical school was ranked No. 6, the law school was tied for No. 12, and the business school was ranked No. 14 by <span style="font-weight: bold;">U.S. News &amp; World Report</span>. Arts & Sciences Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:09:08 EDT Grad school rankings announced http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2489 3,814 high school students were accepted from among 20,337 applicants, an acceptance rate of 18.8 percent that is the lowest in Duke's history. Arts & Sciences Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:08:40 EDT Record-low acceptance rate for Class of 2012 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2494 <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Experiencing LA FRONTERA<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Border Stories: On the Wall<BR><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Perkins Library Entrance</st1:PlaceName><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">&nbsp;</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR></SPAN>Monday,&nbsp;March 31through Sun, April 6<BR></SPAN><SPAN lang=CS style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-ansi-language: CS">Join Duke's "Farmworkers in NC" class </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">and Latino/a Studies </SPAN><SPAN lang=CS style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-ansi-language: CS">as we share </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">with you the Border Wall, a creation stemming from </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">our study of migration, security, and human rights at the </SPAN><SPAN lang=CS style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-ansi-language: CS">US/Mexico Border</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">. We'll share images, objects, and stories that we </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">encountered during our spring break trip.</SPAN>&nbsp; Latino/a Studies Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:32:00 EDT April 6: Mon- Sun: Visit the Border Wall in Perkins Library http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2492 The Duke University Physics Department is searching to fill an <a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/about/employment.php#faculty"> Endowed Chair in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics</a> Physics Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:02:04 EDT Search for Endowed Chair in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2490 John Aldrich has just been notified that he will receive the "Gold Citation Award" for outstanding achievements by an alumnus, from Allegheny College <p> The Gold Citation is awarded in recognition and appreciation of honor reflected upon the College by virtue of professional or volunteer activities. Political Science Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:35:27 EDT Gold Citation Award goes to John Aldrich http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2474 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adam Nathan T'10</span> won a Goldman Sachs Global Leaders award. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zhuoma Gadou T'11 </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nanjie Caihua T'10 </span>were honored by the Davis Projects for Peace Fund. Arts & Sciences Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:03:11 EDT Students win Goldman, Davis awards http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2483 <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;" size="3"> The Globalization, Modernity/Coloniality and the Geopolitics of Knowledge Working Group p</font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;" size="3">resents: <br>The Limits of La Raza Cosmica: The Refiguration of Chicano Nationalist Politics in Post-Movement Chicana/o Literature <u>with Timothy Libretti <br></u>Thursday, April 24 2008 Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:52:58 EDT At UNC-CH: The Limits of La Raza Cosmica http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2482 <FONT color=#000000>The Kenan Institute for Ethics is pleased to present its Annual Public Ethics Spring Symposium for 2008: <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">On the Border of Order: Contemporary U.S. Immigration Principles and Policies</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Monday, April 14, 12:00-5:00 pm</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:52:13 EDT On the Border of Order: Contemporary U.S. Immigration Principles and Policies http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2476 <FONT size=2> Mexican writer Cristina Rivera Garza <BR>"The General Insane Asylum La Castañeda from the Future:<BR>History and Literature in the Early 20th and Early 21st Centuries in Mexico"<BR>The lecture will conclude with a reading in Spanish from her latest novel, La muerte me da (2007).&nbsp; Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:51:34 EDT Mexican writer Cristina Rivera Garza reading and book signing at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2488 <br> African & African American Studies Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:25:11 EDT AAAS Spring Talks<br> Professors Thavolia Glymph and Bayo Holsey http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2477 The Duke University English Department's Working Group on Political Theory is pleased to announce its second annual Spring symposium April 10 and 11. <a href = "http://english.duke.edu/resources/politicaltheory/"> Schedule</a> English Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:03:36 EDT Political Theory Working Group Spring Symposium http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2487 African & African American Studies Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:56 EDT AAAS Spring Talks <br>Margaret Lee (African and Afro-American Studies)<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2484 African & African American Studies Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:24 EDT Poetry Reading and Discussion with Professor Ed Pavlic<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2486 African & African American Studies Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:16:54 EDT AAAS Spring Talks<br> Charmaine Royal<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2485 Author of Baad Bitches and Sassy Supermamas:<br> African & African American Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:41:34 EDT In Conversation with Author Stephane Dunn<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2481 <FONT size=2> Community Conference: Examining the Impacts of Local Policy Responses to Undocumented Immigration, April 6, 2008<BR>Free and open to the public<BR>The Institute for the Study of the Americas, the Chapel Hill Institute for Culture and Language Education (CHICLE), the UNC School of Law Immigration/Human Rights Policy Clinic and The Center for Global Initiatives, present the Community Conference, "Examining the Impacts of Local Policy Responses to Undocumented Immigration."<BR>The Community Conference will take place in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium of the Global Education Center, UNC Chapel Hill, (301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill) from 12:30pm to 6pm on April 6.<BR>Participants from UNC Chapel Hill, the UNC School of Law Immigration/Human Rights Policy Clinic, Elon University, the NC American Civil Liberties Union and the NC Justice Center will examine the following questions: In the wake of failed federal immigration reform, how are law enforcement agencies, state, and local policy makers in North Carolina responding to undocumented immigration? How is deportation being used as a solution to undocumented immigration in North Carolina counties, and what is its impact in communities in Alamance and Mecklenburg County? Presentations will be followed by a film screening of Al Otro Lado, a 2005 documentary about immigration and drug trafficking through the lens of Mexico's 200-year-old tradition of corrido music. (see </FONT><A href="http://isa.unc.edu/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://isa.unc.edu/</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2> for program details).<BR>The community conference will kick-off a four part series of Sunday afternoon discussions and films in April entitled "Immigration: Asking the Hard Questions." (see </FONT><A href="http://chi-cle.com/sundayevents/sundayeventimmigration.html"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://chi-cle.com/sundayevents/sundayeventimmigration.html</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>)<BR>Additional event supporters include El Centro Latino, El Pueblo, The NC-ACLU, the NC Justice Center, CITCA, CALDO, The Institute for Southern Studies, and the NC Council of Churches.<BR>Directions located at </FONT><A href="http://isa.unc.edu/about/directions.asp"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://isa.unc.edu/about/directions.asp</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>. Free parking available.</FONT> Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:39:25 EDT At UNC-CH: Impacts of Local Policy Responses to Undocumented Immigration http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2480 Border Stories: Experiencing La Frontera<BR>Join Duke's "Farmworkers in NC" class as we share stories from our trip to the US/Mexico Border in a live performance. Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:18:28 EDT Border Stories: live performance and local, healthy dinner http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2467 March 27-30: UNC-CH Music Department hosts a festival celebrating the contributions of Latin American music and culture to the United States.<A href="http://music.unc.edu/festivalonthehill2008/program.shtml"> more info </A><p/> Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:11:06 EDT Festival on the Hill: Latin American and Latino Music in NC and the U.S. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2479 <align=left><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=2><I><U>CALAVERA HIGHWAY<BR></U></I></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=2>Premiere at the Full Frame Film Festival<BR>Durham Civic Center Theater<BR>Saturday, April 5, 7pm<BR>Filmmakers will be present<BR>Tickets: http://fullframefest.org/ or call 1-800-514-3849.<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=2><I>* Winner, Best Documentary Feature, San Diego Latino Film Festival<BR>* National broadcast on PBS's “P.O.V.' series, fall 2008. <BR></I></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000><U>THE STORY<BR></U></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000>When ARMANDO and CARLOS PENA set off to carry their mother's ashes back to South Texas and reunite their far-flung brothers, the road reveals more than they bargained for.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000><I> Calavera Highway</I></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000> traces the odyssey of two brothers as they decipher a complex story.&nbsp; Why their mother was an outcast, and what happened to their father who disappeared during "Operation Wetback," the 1954 U.S. government program that deported over a million Mexican and Mexican Americans.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000><I> Calavera Highway</I></FONT></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=2> is a sweeping story of seven brothers grappling with the meaning of masculinity and fatherhood, and the nature of family ties.&nbsp;<BR></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000><I>A co-presentation of Latino Public Broadcasting. Funded in part by the Center for Asian American Media with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000> Calavera Highway</FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000> will be aired nationally on the PBS series,</FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000> P.O.V</FONT></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=2>., in the fall of 2008.<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Century Gothic" color=#000000 size=3><FONT size=2>Contact: Renee at 323-376-3799, <A href="mailto:tajimapena@aol.com">tajimapena@aol.com</A></FONT></FONT></I> Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:01:51 EDT Calavera Highway to premiere April 5 at Durham Civic Center http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2478 <FONT size=2> "The African Presence and Persistence in Mexico: Memory and Modernity"<BR>A discussion with Padre Glyn Jemmott of El Ciruelo, Oaxaca.<BR>Friday, April 4, 2008<BR>4:00pm<BR>Friedl Building, Room 225<BR>East Campus (Formerly Old Art Museum)<BR>Padre Glyn Jemmott Nelson is a native of Trinidad and Tobago and has worked in the Costa Chica region of Southwestern Mexico for nearly a quarter of a century helping his parishioners recover their African memory and identity. In 1997, he was involved in launching the First Meeting of Afrodescendant Communities (Encuentro de Pueblos Negros) of the coastal region of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico, and in recognizing March as Mexico?s Black History Month. Padre Glyn has worked with other regional residents, to open and maintain a library and a secondary school. He is also a founding member of the grassroots organization México Negro A.C.<BR>For more information, contact Talia Weltman <A href="mailto:tw10@duke.edu">tw10@duke.edu</A><BR>Sponsored by:<BR>Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Latino/a Studies at Duke University; Duke Center for Multicultural Affairs; Duke Center for Global Studies and the Humanities; La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.<BR></FONT> Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:54:21 EDT The African Presence and Persistence in Mexico: Memory and Modernity http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2475 <FONT face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=2>A PROMISE TO THE DEAD: THE EXILE JOURNEY OF ARIEL DORFMAN premieres in North Carolina at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival <BR></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=2>The film was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Peter Raymont (Emmy Award for SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL) and based on Ariel Dorfman's memoir "Heading South, Looking North." The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festivals and has been shown at many <BR>film festivals around the world. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary and selected as one of the 10 best Canadian films for 2007. <BR></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT color=#000000 size=2>When Augusto Pinochet overthrew the government of Chile's socialist president Salvador Allende in an extraordinarily violent coup on September 11, 1973, cultural advisor Ariel Dorfman was among the very few in Allende's administration to survive. More than thirty years later, the renowned novelist and playwright returns to Chile with filmmaker Peter Raymont for a probing meditation on memory,exile, and democracy as he searches for a way to remember the dead. Together the two men revisit the scenes of Dorfman's past, such as the balcony of the presidential palace where Allende made his last farewell, as Pinochet lies dying nearby under house arrest. Weaving previously unseen archival footage with affecting contemporary scenes and Dorfman's vivid reminiscences, Raymont offers us an unforgettable story of repression and resistance. </FONT><I><BR><FONT color=#000000 size=2>2007. Canada. 92 mins. Directed by Peter Raymont. Produced by Peter Raymont</FONT></I><FONT color=#000000 size=2> <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Sunday, April 6, 7 p.m. <BR>Durham Civic Center <BR></FONT><A href="http://www.fullframefest.org/festival/grid/date/2008-04-06"><FONT color=#ff6600 size=2>http://www.fullframefest.org/festival/grid/date/2008-04-06</FONT></A></FONT><FONT color=#ff6600 size=2> </FONT> Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:30:39 EDT A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2472 Tertulia Thurs. March 27, 4:30-6:00pm Room 028 Franklin Center. Kristin Wintersteen (PhD candidate, Duke History)<A href="http://clacs.aas.duke.edu/program/speakers.php"> more info </A><p/> Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:08:00 EDT "The Stench of Success: Anchovies, protein politics, and the making of a fishmeal empire in Peru and Chile, 1950-2000" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2465 <FONT size=2>The Latin@ Graduate Student Association would like you to join us for&nbsp;a dinner&nbsp;conversation with&nbsp;Professor Claudia Milian and Professor Hernandez-Adrian.&nbsp; They&nbsp;will address the categories of "Caribbeanness" and "Mestizaje, followed by a collective dialogue and delicious food. All are welcomed.<BR>WHEN: Friday, March 28 2008<BR>WHERE: Lounge Area @ Multicultural Center (Bryan Center, West Campus)<BR>TIME: 5.00pm - 6.00pm<BR>Food will be provided.<BR>Please RSVP to: <A href="mailto:kency.cornejo@duke.edu">kency.cornejo@duke.edu</A> asap.</FONT> Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:55:38 EDT LGSA: Dinner Conversation on Caribbeanness and Mestizaje http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-227-0-2471 <P>Perkins Libraries will be awarding the Durden Prize for the first time this fall. The prize honors undergraduates who make effective use of Duke's general library collections and services and demonstrate excellence in research, including outstanding analysis, evaluation and synthesis of sources. </P> <P>The Durden Prize, named in honor of Robert F. Durden, professor emeritus of history, will be awarded annually to one undergraduate in each of three categories: first and second year students; third and fourth year students; and fourth year students writing honors theses. Applicants will supply copies of the papers or projects they wish to submit for competition, cover sheets (form may be found online), faculty statements of support (again, form my be found online) and 500-word essays on their research strategies. Winning papers will be selected by a committee of faculty and librarians and will be announced in fall 2008. The three winning students will be honored at a reception during Parents and Family Weekend in October 2008 and will receive cash prizes of $1000. </P> <P>Award guidelines and entry forms may be found online at <A href="http://library.duke.edu/research/awards/">http://library.duke.edu/research/awards/</A>. If you have additional questions about this award, feel free to contact Emily Daly at <A href="mailto:emily.daly@duke.edu">emily.daly@duke.edu</A>. </P> <P>Good Luck!</P> History Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:47:29 EDT Perkins Libraries' Durden Prize http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2470 <P>Amy Williams, Department of History, Duke University "Appropriating Supranationalism: Representing the League of Nations in Upper-Level German Gymnasium Textbooks, 1920-1968"</P> <P>&nbsp;Anna Krylova, Department of History, Duke University "'Woman-Soldier' as a State and Popular Category of Mobilization in the Soviet Union, 1941-1945"</P> <P>&nbsp;Liz Shesko, Department of History, Duke University "'Who Will Speak for the Indian'?: Representations of Indigeneity at Bolivia's 1945 Indigenous Congress"</P> <P>&nbsp;John French, Department of History, Duke University "When the State Reaches Out/Down to the Poor: Combating Hunger During the First Presidential Administration of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, 2002-06."</P> <P>&nbsp;Chair: Stephan Isernhagen, Department of History, Duke University </P> <P> History Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:37:31 EDT March 28 - Examining Encounters Workshop - 229 Carr - 3:30 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2464 Tianguis Transnacional Pedro Lasch presenta / presents... PACHANGA+EXPOSICION=PARTY+EXHIBITION GRAN MARATON SONIDERO 2008 <BR>Saturday March 29 from 6pm - 2am <BR>Arts Center, Latino/a Studies Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:29:55 EDT Sonidero Expo-Pachanga-NC/Carrboro- P.Lasch presenta http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2460 <P>Enduring Loss in Early Modern Germany <BR>5th FNI International Conference <BR>Duke University, March 27-29, 2008 </P> <P>How do societies cope with loss&nbsp;- recurrent and devastating losses in all spheres of everyday life? The 5th FNI conference March 27-29 explores how the experience of loss&nbsp;-- political, material, economic, bodily, spiritual, and intellectual&nbsp;-- shapes societies and cultures in an unstable and changing world. It goes without saying that loss was and still is the crucible of making modern societies and cultures. This interdisciplinary conference explores how the part of Europe that contributed so much to the making of modern politics, culture and religious life&nbsp;-- German-speaking Central Europe&nbsp;-- came to terms creatively with recurrent and devastating losses. </P> <P> History Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:42:29 EDT March 27-29 - FNI International Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2463 <P>Professor Krylova will be talking about her new book, which is near completion, "Women in Combat: Writing Shared History of Violence of the Eastern Front, 1930-1980s." </P> <P>The colloquium will be in 229 Carr at 12:00 noon and lunch will be served.&nbsp; This talk is open to all faculty, graduate students, and visitors.</P> History Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:28:32 EDT 2007-08 History Colloquium - Anna Krylova - 229 Carr - 12:00 Noon http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2462 <P>Jacques Revel is a directeur d'etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, where he also served as the school's president from 1995 to 2004. <BR>In addition, he is the Global Distinguished Professor of History and the Institute of French Studies at New York University. He is known for his significant contributions to the Annales school and also, more recently, for the promotion of microhistory, Revel's work focuses on social history, cultural forms and practices, and the Ancient Regime. <BR>In 2006, he published Un Parcours Critique (Galaade Editions). He is currently at work at on a project that examines the link between religious practices, political and philosophical critiques of religion, and historical thought. </P> <P> History Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:43:19 EDT March 27 - Jacques Revel Lecture - Room 240 Franklin Center - 5:30 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2461 <P>"The Stench of Success: Anchovies, protein politics, and the making of a fishmeal empire in Peru and Chile, 1950-2000" presentation by Kristin Wintersteen (PhD candidate, Duke Department of History) </P> <P> History Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:29:48 EDT March 27 - Kristin Wintersteen - Franklin Center - Room 028 - 4:30-6:00 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2458 who has joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Charbonneau comes to Duke from a post-doctoral research position at the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Chemistry Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:52:23 EDT We are pleased to welcome <a href="http://www.amolf.nl/~charbonneau/">Patrick Charbonneau</a>, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-15-36-0-2459 Call for nominations for the Spring 2008 <a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/about/MaryCreason/Nomination_CreasonAward.pdf">Mary Creason Memorial Award for Undergraduate Teaching</a>. Physics Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:55:42 EDT Nominations for Mary Creason Memorial Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2453 <img src="http://facultyclub.duke.edu/images/Bunny-and-winners.jpg " class="image_left" alt="Egg Hunt 2008" />Thanks to all the DFC parents and children who made the 2008 Spring Egg Hunt a huge success! Children of all ages hunted eggs, and parents enjoyed a beautiful spring day with bagels and Shade Tree Coffee. Duke Faculty Club Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:33:32 EDT Spring Egg Hunt http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-2452 April 4th, 2008 symposium organized by the Latin American Business and Law Association!<A href="http://clacs.aas.duke.edu/program/LegalRisksandBusinessOpportunitiesSymposium.php"> more info </A><p/> Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:33:35 EDT Legal Risks & Business Opportunities in Latin America http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2449 Grab your basket and bunny ears and come join us on Saturday, March 22 for our annual Egg Hunt. Children of all ages (broken into three age groups) will canvas the DFC for candy-filled eggs and prizes. Duke Faculty Club Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:36:45 EDT Spring Egg Hunt http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2448 From March 26-April 5th, Students, Advocates, Farmworkers, and Community Members are organizing events around the Triangle in honor of Farmworkers- <BR>Show your support for those who harvest our food by coming to one of these great local events: Latino/a Studies Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:32:34 EDT April 5: Farmworker Awareness Week - lots of great events http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2446 "Encuentros de la Frontera: U.S. - Mexico Border Civic Engagement" A DukeEngage Summer 2008 Program Program Description: Immigration is perhaps the single largest domestic challenge facing the both the U.S. and Mexico today. People die nearly every week on the border. Latino/a Studies Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:14:32 EDT Apply Now: Duke Engage on the U.S. - Mexico Border http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-60-0-0-2443 Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University; Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University; Stanford Business School, Stanford University, Prebusiness Advising Office Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:58:43 EDT Business School Representatives on Campus http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2447 <big><big><big><font color="#993300" face="Palatino Linotype" size="5"><big><big><big><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype';"><big><font color="#cc0000"><font color="#000000"><small><small><small><font color="#cc0000"><big>From March 26-April 5th,</big></font> <font color="#000099">Students, Advocates, Farmworkers, and Community Members are organizing events around the Triangle in honor of Farmworkers<br></font><big><big><small><font color="#000099"><small>Show your support for those who harvest our food by <br>coming to one of these great <font color="#009900"><b>local</b></font> events:</small><br></font></small></big></big></small></small></small></font></font></big></span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>1. "Slavery Still Exists: A Conversation with the CIW" <font color="#cc0000"><font color="#000099">|</font> March 26th</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><br><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>2. Protest at Burger King! </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">March 26th</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><br><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>3. Fair Food Dinner &amp; Border Stories Presentation </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">March 31st<br></font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>4. Panel Discussion on Religion &amp; Farmworkers</small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big> </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 1st<br></font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>5. Helena Maria Viramontes Talk</small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big> </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 1st&nbsp;&nbsp; <br></font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>6. Screening of <i>Invisible Chapel</i></small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big> </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 2nd</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><i> <br></i><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>7. Border Stories Documentary Presentation</small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 2nd</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><i> <br></i><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>8. Screening of <i>De Nadie</i></small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><i> </i></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big>| </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 3rd</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><i> </i><br><big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>9. Farmworker Awareness Week Table at Springternational</small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small></big><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big> | </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 4th</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><i> <br></i><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><small>10. Farm Labor Camp Delegation</small></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big> | </big></font></big></big></small></small></small><small><small><small><big><big><font color="#000099"><big><font color="#cc0000">April 5th</font></big></font></big></big></small></small></small><i> <br>For full information on all events, see http://www-cds.aas.duke.edu/saf/involved/faw.htm and/or contact Tony Macias, tmacias@duke.edu. <br></i> Latino/a Studies Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:19:06 EDT Farmworker Awareness Week March 26 - April 5 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2445 A talk with Vincent Brown, Associate Professor at Harvard<br> African & African American Studies Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:32:37 EDT Vincent Brown, Associate Professor at Harvard University visits Duke<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-100-0-0-2437 for students interested in applying for the RHODES, MARSHALL, FULBRIGHT and other Post-Graduate Awards Get ready for the summer deadlines! Tuesday, Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:44:51 EDT Post Graduate Scholarship Information Session http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2433 Senior vice president <span style="font-weight: bold;">John F. Burness</span> reacted to the arrest of a man accused in the murders of Duke graduate student Abhijit Mahato and UNC-Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson. Arts & Sciences Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:25:21 EDT Duke statement regarding arrests in students' murders http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2429 <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The Department of Romance Studies along with the Center for French and Francophone Studies, John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, Center for European Studies, Duke Interdisciplinary Studies, Center for International Studies, Department of History, Program in Literature are proud to present<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Jacques Revel</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: FR">Jacques Revel is a <I>directeur d’études </I>at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sociales (EHESS) in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:City>, where he also served as the school’s president. In </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">addition, he is the Global Distinguished Professor of History and the Institute of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">French Studies at New York University.* He is known for his significant </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">contributions to the Annales school and also, more recently, for the promotion of </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">microhistory, Revel’s work focuses on social history, cultural forms and </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">practices, and the Ancien Régime. In 2006, he published <I>Un Parcours Critique<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">(Galaade Editions). He is currently at work at on a project that examines the link </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">between religious practices, political and philosophical critiques of religion, and </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">historical thought.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">LECTURE: <I>Religions, History and Society: A Debate around 1720<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Thursday, March 27<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">5:30 pm (refreshments begin at 5:00 pm)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Room 240, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">John</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hope</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Franklin</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Friday, March 28<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">11:00 am—1:00 pm<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3300">Location TBA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Lunch provided, please RSVP to ham5@duke.edu by March 17<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">These events are free and open to the public<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">For more information, please email <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Heather Mallory</st1:PersonName> at <B>ham5@duke.edu<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></I></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">*We are grateful to NYU for extending the conditions of Professor Revel’s visa to permit him to participate in these events at Duke.</SPAN></P> Romance Studies Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:54:57 EDT Jacques Revel: lecture and discussion http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2428 <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Department of Romance Studies and Atlantic Studies Present<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Christopher Miller</B> discussing his new book<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U>The French Atlantic Triangle: Literature and Culture of the Slave Trade<o:p></o:p></U></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">March 17-19, 2008<o:p></o:p></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Miller’s visit will involve three events:<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">LECTURE<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tuesday March 18th at 6:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Breedlove Room, Perkins Library<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">SEMINAR<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Monday, March 17th, 4:25-7:25 in 305 Languages<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Wednesday, March 19th, 4:25-7:25 in Breedlove Room, Perkins Library<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">PLEASE NOTE: Participants in the seminar are expected to have read the book in advance. Copies are available at the Gothic Bookstore. Please register for the seminar by writing to Laurent Dubois at <A href="mailto:ld48@duke.edu">ld48@duke.edu</A></P> Romance Studies Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:54:48 EDT Christopher Miller discussing his new book http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2430 A very interesting op-ed in today's <A href="http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/996045.html">N&amp;O</A>, from our own Raymond Mercado. Congratulations, Raymond! Political Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:36:04 EDT Raymond Mercado article in N & O http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2426 5.00 pm, graduate lounge<br /> Mikko Tuhkanen, <a href="http://english.duke.edu/resources/pdf/Tuhkanen.pdf">"'Out of Joint': Passing, Haunting, and the Time of Slavery in Hagar's Daughter"</a> <br /> In conjunction with the Americanist Speaker Series, the Americanist Reading Group will be meeting to discuss Prof. English Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:14:26 EDT Americanist Reading Group http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-79-0-0-2422 <FONT size=2> <P>The Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke Law School will hold its annual national security conference on April 10-11, 2008 entitled "Combating Terrorism:</P> <P>Charting the Course for a New Administration." To register (free of charge) and view the program see: (<A href="http://www.law.duke.edu/lens/conferences/2008/">more</A>)</FONT></P> Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:21:03 EDT Duke Law To Host National Security Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-79-0-0-2423 <FONT size=2> <P>The Kenan Institute for Ethics will focus during its annual public ethics symposium on the topic of immigration policy. This event, "On the Border of Order: Contemporary U.S. Immigration Principles and Policies," will be held on April 14, 2008 at 12:00pm. For more information, see (<A href="http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/tcths/ImmigrationSympsium.pdf">more</A>)</FONT></P> Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:20:48 EDT Kenan Institute To Explore Immigration Policy http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2418 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas Katsouleas,</span> Southern Cal's vice provost for information services, will take over on July 1. Arts & Sciences Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:28:49 EDT USC official named Pratt dean http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2417 The murder of student body President Eve Carson was "senseless and appalling," President Brodhead said. Arts & Sciences Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:04:14 EDT President expresses sorrow at death of UNC student http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-249-0-2416 Prof. Katia Koelle and her collaborator, Prof. Yoshiro Nagao (Osaka University) recently published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biology Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:55:44 EDT Katia Koelle publishes on Dengue Fever http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2413 The revised <span style="font-weight: bold;">central campus </span>master plan design will focus on developing Campus Drive between Duke Gardens and the Nasher. Arts & Sciences Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:24:12 EDT New campus plans shift south http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2412 Why scramble for a sitter when you can bring your kids to the DFC for Parents Night Out? Parent's Night Out is open to children 4-12 yrs old, and will be offered on the second Friday night of every odd numbered month. Duke Faculty Club Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:58:33 EDT Parent's Night Out http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2410 Two to three awards of up to $2000 each will be made to undergraduate students who proposed independent summer research projects involving the study of Latino/a communities in the United States or US Latino/a-related subjects. Latino/a Studies Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:34:06 EST Undergraduate Summer Research Grants: Deadline March 31 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2414 The board approved a 5 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and a 28 percent increase in funding from endowment for financial aid to undergraduate, Arts & Sciences Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:19:07 EDT Trustees approve increases in tuition, financial aid http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2407 <b>Judith Halberstam returns to Duke:</b> Faculty seminar Wednesday 3/19, 5:30 - 7:30 pm; graduate seminar Thursday 3/20, 2 - 4 pm. Click here for the <a href="http://english.duke.edu/visiting/halberstam/"> faculty seminar </a> and <a href="http://english.duke.edu/visiting/halberstam/grad/"> graduate seminar </a> readings. English Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:48:18 EDT Judith Halberstam - March 19th and 20th http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2409 <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Duke Latino/a Studies Community Liaison Pedro Lasch is participating in the exhibition, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT color=#990000><STRONG>ELIGIBLE TRAFFIC</STRONG></FONT>, showing in San Antonio, TX from March&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">7 - April 5, 2008, with an </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">opening reception on </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Friday March 7, 5-7pm. Latino/a Studies Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:02:27 EST Pedro Lasch Exhibits Work in San Antonio: Eligible Traffic http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-76-0-0-2406 Taught by engineering Professor David Needham, students from the <a href="http://focus.duke.edu/program/clusters/engineering_frontiers.php"> Engineering Frontiers</a> cluster had the opportunity to join into Needham&rsquo;s Introduction to Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems course and do some reverse engineering on their own. Focus Program Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:19:02 EST Focus on Engineering: Problems Engineers Solved http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2405 are happening in May and June. Please visit the <a href="http://www.duke.edu/web/education/prep/" target="blank">Teacher Preparation Program page</a> to learn more. Education Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:52:29 EST NC Regional Education Career Fairs http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2400 APRIL 10-APRIL 13 <BR>Hosted by Raices de Esperanza and the Duke University Cuban American Student Association&nbsp;<BR> From April 10-13, join us at the campus of Duke University for Raices de Esperanza's 5th anniversary youth Cuba conference, hosted by the Cuban American Student Association at Duke. This three-day event Latino/a Studies Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:51:52 EDT Inter(Cambio): Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The Duke Cuba Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2397 6:30pm in 225 Friedl (Science, Old Art Museum on East Campus) <BR>Screening of <EM>La Boda</EM> - The Wedding<BR>You are invited to the wedding of Elizabeth and Artemio in Nuevo&nbsp; León, Latino/a Studies Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:00:54 EDT Film, dinner, and discussion http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2398 <FONT face=Arial>On Tues, April 1 at 6pm, Helena Maria Virramontes presents: <BR>"Cemeteries, Freeways and the Bones of the Forgotten: How Geography Shaped One Writer's Inspiration"</SPAN> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q &amp; A and book signing to follow talk&nbsp;<O:P></O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Location: Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture &amp; History<O:P></O:P></SPAN> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Helena Maria Viramontes</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;is the author of&nbsp;<I>The Moths and Other Stories</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;(1985) and&nbsp;<I>Under the Feet of Jesus&nbsp;</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(1995), a novel.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>Her most recent novel,&nbsp;<I>Their Dogs Came with Them</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, just published by Atria Books, focuses on the dispossessed, the working poor, the homeless, and the undocumented of East Los Angeles, where Viramontes was born and raised.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>Her work strives to recreate the visceral sense of a world virtually unknown to mainstream letters and to transform readers through relentlessly compassionate storytelling.<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the 1980s, Viramontes became co-coordinator of the Los Angeles Latino Writers Association and literary editor of&nbsp;<I>XhistmeArte Magazine</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>Later in the decade, Viramontes helped found Southern California Latino Writers and Filmmakers. In collaboration with feminist scholar Maria Herrera Sobek, Viramontes organized three major conferences at UC-Irvine, resulting in two anthologies:&nbsp;<I>Chicana Creativity and Criticism-Charting New Frontiers in American Literature&nbsp;</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(1988) and&nbsp;<I>Chicana Writes: On Word and Film</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;(1993). </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Viramontes' work has been included in nearly every anthology of American literature published in the last ten years, including, most recently,&nbsp;<I>The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women</I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. Named a USA Ford Fellow in Literature for 2007 by United States Artists, she has also received the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, a Sundance Institute Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the Luis Leal Award. A teacher and mentor to countless young writers, Viramontes is currently Professor of Creative Writing in the Department of English at Cornell University.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><I>Sponsored by the UNC Latina/o Cultures Speakers Series &amp; The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture &amp; History.</I></DIV></FONT> Latino/a Studies Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:25:01 EST Helena Maria Viramontes presentation and book signing (at UNC-CH) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2396 Spring Break: Classes break on March 7 at 7pm and resume on Monday, March 17 at 8am. Latino/a Studies Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:14:54 EST Spring Break http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2401 Duke undergraduates (excluding graduating seniors) are eligible to apply for an eight-week civic engagement opportunity on the US-Mexico Border.<BR>Immigration is perhaps the single largest domestic challenge facing the both the U.S. Latino/a Studies Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:13:46 EST DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2399 Watch for details on a number of events to take place between April 3 - 6, when prospective Latino/a undergraduate students visit campus. Latino/a Studies Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:04:48 EST April 3-6: Latino Student Recruitment Weekend http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2393 will receive the 2008 EAS Award for <a href="http://www.eas.org/pdf/2008EASAwards.pdf">Outstanding Achievement in Magnetic Resonance</a>. Professor Warren's group has uncovered previously unappreciated details of the physics underlying NMR, which in turn has led to improved methods in imaging, Chemistry Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:57:36 EST <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/warren.warren">Warren Warren</a>, James B. Duke Professor and Chair of Chemistry, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-227-0-2391 <P>The Anne Firor Scott Award is given to help students (undergraduates planning to take the History Senior Honors Seminar) engaged in research in women's history to spend time in archives and resource centers where they can use original historical materials. Recent graduates may be considered. </P> <P>The application consists of three copies of the following, including the completed application form: 1) a proposal of 2-3 pages addressed to the Anne Scott Award Committee and 2) current curriculum vitae or resume. </P> <P>The proposal should describe the student's overall project or the specific resource materials for study, as well as the reasons undertaking the project; the status of work already in process; a budget for requested funds; and explanation of other funds available to the student. </P> <P><STRONG>Applicants will be notified by mail the week of March 31, 2008. Winners will be asked to report on the use of these funds and their work by September 8, 2008.</STRONG></P> <P>You may pick up an application from Carla Rusnak at 229 Carr or email carla.rusnak@duke.edu for an application. </P> History Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:12:23 EST Anne Firor Scott Award - Deadline March 17, 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2390 <IMG class=image_left alt=" Fall into Fitness" src="http://facultyclub.duke.edu/images/fallfitness.jpg">Are you looking to add a spark to your workouts?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Come to the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><STRONG>Spring 2008 Fitness Workshops</STRONG></I> at the DFC. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:29:09 EST Spring Fitness Workshops http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2389 The prestigious awards are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science. Currently a total of 118 fellowships are awarded annually in seven fields: Chemistry Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:50:55 EST <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/katherine.franz">Professor Kathy Franz</a> has received a <a href="http://www.sloan.org/programs/fellowshiplist.shtml">Sloan Research Fellowship</a>. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2384 Angelica's Dreams/ Los Suenos de Angelica, a film by Duke alum, Rodrigo Dorfman, which premiered this past fall to great reviews at the Carolina Theater in Durham, Latino/a Studies Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:11:53 EDT Angelica's Dreams with Q & A to follow http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2383 <P>The speaker will be Kathryn Burns, Associate Professor of colonial Latin American history at UNC, who will be introducing her current research project. The title is, "Making Colonial Archives: Cuzco, Peru."</P> <P>Lunch will be provided.</P> History Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:11 EST Monday, February 25 History Colloquium 5 - 229 Carr Bldg - Noon http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2379 who has been selected to receive the 2008 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring: Student Award. A committee of faculty, graduate students, and staff representing the major disciplines of the Graduate School selected Ms. Chemistry Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:35:38 EST Congratulations to Julianne Yost, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2382 The English Department congratulates Professors <b>Priscilla Wald</b> and <b>Toril Moi,</b> both of whom received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the Graduate School. English Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:32:46 EST Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-76-0-0-2380 Brian Skotko, Focus Program and Duke University alumnus, co-authors paper. &nbsp;&ldquo;H.M.&rsquo;s personal crossword puzzles: Understanding memory and language&rdquo; explores the interactions between memory and language in an amnesia patient. Focus Program Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:19:25 EST Crossword Puzzles &amp; Memory http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2415 For the second year in a row, Duke was named to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll</span>, a program to increase public awareness of the contributions that college students make through volunteer service. Arts & Sciences Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:45:23 EDT Duke receives community service honor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2376 the opportunity to participate in the GSK Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award program. Details about the program and application information can be found <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~janet/2008_GSK_Fellowship.pdf">here</a>. Chemistry Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:40:55 EST GlaxoSmithKline has offered Duke http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill extends an invitation African & African American Studies Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:10:05 EST "No Sacrifice Too Great"<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-75-0-2371 is now accepting applications through April 4, 2008. Information about the prize can be found <a href="http://www.duke.edu/web/education/scholarships/holtonprize.html" target="blank"> here. </a> This is a cash prize of $250 Education Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:53:01 EST The Holton Prize http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2366 African & African American Studies Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:14:52 EST Open House & Celebration of New Home: George Lipsitz Lecture, followed by program and reception<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2365 Mi Gente, Duke's Hispanic Student's Association, is working with Duke University Libraries in collaboration with the Duke University Union (DUU) to bring you a never-before-seen interpretation of elegance on the evening of Friday, Latino/a Studies Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:04:46 EST Latin Chic at the Library: Mi Gente, DU Libraries, DU Union http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2364 Headline 1: Importance of Latino Vote to Be Discussed at Duke</STRONG>&nbsp;<A href="http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/search.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-02-12-0015.html">click here</A>&nbsp; (video coverage of the event was shown at 11pm TUESDAY, FEB 12 and is not - yet - online).&nbsp; Visiting Professor of Political Science, Latino/a Studies Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:28:14 EST NBC-17 news coverage: Latino/a Studies (1) and El Centro Hispano (2) http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2362 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael J. Schoenfeld T'84</span>, vice chancellor for public affairs at Vanderbilt University, will succeed John Burness on July 1. Arts & Sciences Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:04:58 EDT Alumnus named VP for public affairs http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2355 The Bethune Writing Awards recognize excellence in student research and writing in the disciplines of African and African American Studies.<br> African & African American Studies Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:32:00 EDT Mary McLeod Bethune Writing Awards<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2360 Latino/a Graduate Student Association conversation and reflection on "Latinidad" with Professor Jose David Saldivar and Professor Walter Mignolo<BR>When: Friday from 5:00-6:00 pm @ the Lounge Area in the Multicultural Center (Bryan Center, West Campus)<FONT class=quoted1> <BR></FONT>Please RSVP to <A class=fixed ??="window.status='Compose Message (cbl5@duke.edu)'; return true;" ??="window.status='';" href="??:open_compose_win('to=cbl5??duke.edu&amp;thismailbox=INBOX');">cbl5@duke.edu</A> by *tuesday, 12 february* if you are planning to attend, so that we can order food accordingly. thanks! Latino/a Studies Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:16:59 EST LGSA conversation/reflection about "Latinidad" with Profs. Saldivar & Mignolo http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2359 When: 7:00 pm @ Nelson Mandela Auditorium &amp; Atrium, UNC Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro Street - <a href="http://www.planroom.unc.edu/gis/Mapbody/index.asp?path=detail.asp/q/page=978848">click to view map</a><br><font class="quoted1"><font class="quoted2">Celebrate Valentine's Day with a discussion and reception on chocolate! </font></font>Public Lecture followed by Chocolate Reception Latino/a Studies Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:40:57 EST Chocolatl-Kakaw: The New World Origins of Chocolate http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2358 When: Wednesday, February 13 from Noon-1:00 pm @ 271 Hamilton Hall, UNC-CH Campus - <a href="http://www.planroom.unc.edu/gis/Mapbody/index.asp?path=bldg2map.asp/q/q=hamilton%20hall&amp;Flag=maps">click to view map</a><br>Presented by: Dr. Sergio Chavez, UNC-CH postdoctoral fellow in Sociology Latino/a Studies Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:34:18 EST La Bracereada: Institutional Actors and the Creation of Internal and International Labor Migration Streams During the Bracero Era http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2357 Where: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center<br>Presented By: The Center for Global Studies and the Humanities&nbsp; (Duke&nbsp; University) in collaboration with The Institute for Transcultural and Postcolonial Studies (Inputs, University of Bremen, Germany) and The Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and its Legacy (NiNsee, Amsterdam, Holland). Latino/a Studies Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:22:45 EST February 22, 2008- Reflections on the De-colonial Option & the Humanities: An International Dialogue http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2353 Dave Rohde interview on NPR <A href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18571919">"Primary Colors, Brighter than Usual?"</A> Political Science Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:11:14 EST Dave Rohde on NPR http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2352 When the kids are out of school and you need a fun, safe place for them to go, bring them to the DFC Mini-Camp! From 8:30am to 5:00pm, the day will be filled with games, Duke Faculty Club Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:36:57 EDT Mini Camps http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2347 <P>The Department of Romance Studies is proud to co-sponser, along with the Duke Center for Medieval &amp; Renaissance Studies, a lecture by Daniel Heller-Roazen Professor of Comparative Literature, Princeton University, <EM>Before the Disciplines Formations of Knowledge before Modernity Along Liquid Paths A Genealogy of Piracy </EM></P> <P>The lecture will take place <STRONG>Thursday, February 21, 2008</STRONG>, 3:30 p.m. Old Trinity Room, West Union Building </P> <P></P> Romance Studies Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:12:32 EDT Lecture by Daniel Heller-Roazen http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2348 <P>The Department of Romance Studies presents a lecture by <STRONG><U>Priska Degras</U></STRONG> Maître de Conférences, Langue et Littérature françaises Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III) </P> <P><EM>Noms d’esclaves, noms de citoyens : le patronyme comme métaphore de l’Histoire dans le «Roman des Amériques»</EM> </P> <P>Noon, <STRONG>Tuesday, February 19th,</STRONG> 305 Languages Building, (A light lunch will be served), Contact <A href="mailto:ld48@duke.edu">ld48@duke.edu</A>&nbsp;for more details </P> Romance Studies Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:12:25 EDT Lecture by Priska Degras http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2349 <P>The job talks for our modern French search will be taking place during the month of February. </P> <P>If you would like to be added to the announcement listserv, please contact Cathy Knoop at <A href="mailto:cknoop@duke.edu">cknoop@duke.edu</A>.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Romance Studies Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:12:16 EDT Job talks for modern French search http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2342 Latino/a Studies will host a wine and cheese reception for colleagues, students, friends and fans of Professor Antonio Viego (Literature and Romance Studies) to celebrate the recent publication of his book, <EM>Dead Subjects: Toward a Politics of Loss in Latino Studies</EM> Latino/a Studies Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:17:43 EST Book Reception: Dead Subjects by Antonio Viego http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-18-0-2343 <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Jump start your research and writing with an introductory session to EndNote, a citation management tool that is sure to save you time and frustration. </FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The library is offering sessions at the following times (more to come after </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Spring Break if these don't fit into your schedule):</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Tuesday, Feb 19 from 3-4<BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Thursday, Feb 28 from 5:30-7<BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Tuesday, March 4 from 4:30-6</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Interested? Register online at </FONT></P><U><FONT color=#0000ff> <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><A href="http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/endnote.do">http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/endnote.do</A></FONT></P> <P></U></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> History Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:25:08 EST EndNote Sessions - Perkins Library http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2341 Latino/a Studies will host an afternoon wine and cheese reception for colleagues, students, friends and fans of Professor Antonio Viego (Literature and Romance Studies) to celebrate the recent publication his book, "Dead Subjects: Toward a Politics of Loss in Latino Studies" Latino/a Studies Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:09:02 EST Save the Date: Book Reception: Dead Subjects by Antonio Viego http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2340 Where: Rare Book Room @ 7:00 pm, Free Dinner!<br>With Visiting Professor of Political Science: Jason Casellas Latino/a Studies Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:02:54 EST Political Outlook 2008: The Latino/Hispanic Vote in the Presidential Election http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-1948 Rare Book Room, Perkins Library. Keynote speakers will include Peggy Phelan (Stanford University), Joseph Roach (Yale University), and Toril Moi (Duke University). English Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:32:19 EDT <a href="http://english.duke.edu/resources/performance/">Performance Conference - March 21-22, 2008</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2336 5.00 pm, graduate lounge<br /> Laura Doyle, <a href="http://english.duke.edu/resources/pdf/Laura_Doyle.pdf">"'A' for Atlantic: The Colonizing Force of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter"</a> <p>In conjunction with the Americanist Speaker Series, the Americanist Reading Group will be meeting to discuss Prof. Laura Doyle's recently-published essay in American Literature. Both the Speaker Series and the Reading Group facilitate the development of a local community of scholars, attempting to foster this community while interrogating how we delineate "Americanist" within and across disciplinary, geographic, thematic, and methodological lines.</p> English Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:46:28 EST Americanist Reading Group http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2330 Professor Thomas Robisheaux will present, "Corpus Delicti: A Seventeenth-Century German University Debates Witchcraft, Poisioning and the Law." History Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:14:33 EST Friday, April 25 - Triangle Legal History Seminar - National Humanities Center - 4:00-6:00 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2327 The 2006-07 Year in Review gives highlights for Arts & Sciences and other schools. Arts & Sciences Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:07:28 EST Year in Review posted online http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2328 <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Jennifer Siegel (Ohio State University) Money, Peace and Power: Loans to Russia and the (Un)Making of the Triple Entent </FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Refreshments will be served.<BR>Free Parking is available in the lot behind Carr.<BR>A pre-circulated paper is available a week in advance at </FONT><A href="mailto:dirk.bonker@duke.edu"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>dirk.bonker@duke.edu</FONT></A></P> <P> History Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:15:57 EST Friday, February 15 - Research Triangle Seminar in History of the Military, War, and Society - 229 Carr 4-6pm http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2329 <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Kelly Kennington will present on a </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>chapter from her dissertation entitled "Good Reasons to Fear": Slaves' </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Experiences in Freedom Suits." </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone wishing to receive the reading should contact Sandi Payne Greene at <A href="mailto:payne@email.unc.edu">payne@email.unc.edu</A></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2> History Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:11:25 EST Friday, February 8 - Triangle Legal History Seminar - National Humanities Center - 4:00-6:00 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2320 The Homeland Foundation gave $1.25 million toward a chair in creative writing honoring Reynolds Price. The gift will be matched by The Duke Endowment. Arts & Sciences Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:43:11 EST Chair endowed to honor Reynolds Price http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-4-0-0-2326 <strong>Breedlove Room, Perkins Library<br> Thursday, Feb. 28th<br></strong> Nigel Smith is Professor of English at Princeton and currently the John P. Birkelund Fellow at the National Humanities Center. While his scholarly work has focused primarily on early modern literature, English Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:14:32 EST Nigel Smith<br />- MILTON AND THE REVOLUTION http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2319 Our recent dedication of the Allan Kornberg Conference Room is one of the featured stories on Duke Today. The story includes a great photo of Allan and Pat. Political Science Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:42:20 EST Congratulations Prof. Kornberg! http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2318 Our recent dedication of the Allan Kornberg Conference Room is one of the featured stories on Duke Today. The story includes a great photo of Allan and Pat. Political Science Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:40:10 EST Congratulations to Prof. Kornberg http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2317 is speaking on February 26th at 4:30pm in Von Canon Room C in the Bryan Center at Duke University. This event is free and open to the public. Education Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:24:56 EST Richard Rothstein http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2316 <img src="http://facultyclub.duke.edu/images/clip_image002_000.jpg" class="image_left" alt=" CPR" />Are you looking for something different to do for your sweetheart in February? How about learning to jump start his/her heart? The DFC will be offering 2 Adult CPR/AED courses: Duke Faculty Club Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:05:27 EST Adult CPR/AED class http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2314 and his collaborators in Physics report in <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/2008/130/i01/abs/ja078122f.html">JACS</a> that double-stranded DNA can be used with more complex DNA building blocks to construct heterogeneous, Chemistry Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:16:20 EST <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/thl">Thom LaBean</a>, Research Associate Professor of Chemistry, http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2311 Trustee <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bruce Karsh T'77</span> and his wife <span style="font-weight: bold;">Martha</span> created a $20 million endowment that includes $15 million for financial aid. Arts & Sciences Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:47:16 EST Karshes support international undergrads http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2313 for Duke undergraduates are available in the Department again this year. <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/research/Application2008-2.pdf">Applications</a> are now being accepted for the program, which runs from May 14 until August 1. Chemistry Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:53:17 EST <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/research/index.php#Summer_Research ">Summer Research opportunities</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2307 A group of PIDP Fellows, along with DCID faculty and staff, traveled to Washington, DC, from January 6-8, for meetings with World Bank officers and professional associates. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:33 EDT PIDP Fellows visit Washington, DC http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2306 Duke Research will be published monthly by the Office of News & Communications. Users may subscribe to a monthly e-mail with highlights of each issue and to a variety of RSS feeds. Arts & Sciences Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:46:06 EST New Web site highlights faculty research http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2299 In December of 2007, The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) welcomed members of the World Bank senior management team for the Middle East and North Africa (<a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/0,,menuPK:247603~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:256299,00.html">MENA</a>) for a two-day management and planning retreat on the campus of Duke University. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:42 EDT Managers in Transition Program hosts World Bank - MENA http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-66-0-0-2302 Clemente Marconi, the James R. McCredie Professor in the History of Art and Archaeology, New York University, will present: "Early Greek Architectural Decoration in Function" Monday, Consortium for Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:39:07 EST Clemente Marconi Lecture http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2293 The Music Department at UNC-CH will host a festival recognizing and celebrating the contributions of Latin American music and culture to the United States. Latino/a Studies Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:49:50 EDT March 30, 2008- Festival on the Hill: Latin American and Latino Music in NC and the U.S. at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2290 The Office of Graduate Student Affairs&nbsp;is hosting the Hispanic Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, and Friends Luncheon and panel discussion on Thursday, Latino/a Studies Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:55:29 EST Hispanic Faculty, Graduate and Professional Student, and Friends Luncheon http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2289 WHEN: 6-8 PM; Thursday, 31 January 2008 <BR>WHERE: Resource Room, Multicultural Center Bryan Center (west campus) <BR>Dinner from Torero's will be served (compliments of Latino/a Studies)!<BR>The Latino Graduate Student Association (LGSA) at Duke is being reestablished. Please join us for our FIRST meeting to discuss current issues, needs and/or concerns of Latino graduate and professional students as well as of those who are interested in issues related to Latino communities within and without Duke. Latino/a Studies Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:09:20 EST Latino Graduate Student Association (LGSA) Meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2292 When: All day; Saturday, February 9 <br>"The Politics of Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean" in FedEx Global Education Center, UNC-CH. All conference activities are free and open to the public. To view the program please visit:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span><a href="http://www.duke.edu/web/carolinadukeconsortium/index.html">http://www.duke.edu/web/carolinadukeconsortium/index.html</a> Latino/a Studies Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:48:25 EST 5th Annual UNC-Duke Consortium Spring Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2288 When: 6:30 PM; Tuesday February 5, 2008<br>Where: Rare Book Room, Perkins Library<br> Book Sale + Reception to Follow<br>The phrase "The Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country defined by ignorance, superstition, and religious fanaticism, whose history could never recover from the black mark of its violent conquest of the Americas. Challenging this stereotype, REREADING THE BLACK LEGEND contextualizes Spain's uniquely tarnished reputation by exposing the colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the "Black Legend."&nbsp; Latino/a Studies Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:47:58 EST Faculty Bookwatch: Rereading the Blacklegend: The Discourses of Racial and Religious Difference in the Renaissance Empires http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2287 Please join us for Dr. Laura Pulido's upcoming public talk on February 5th at 3:30 PM in the Hitchcock Multipurpose Room of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at UNC-CH. <a href="http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/location.html">http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/location.html </a> Latino/a Studies Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:46:59 EST Latina/o and Black Relations Under White Supremacy at UNC-CH http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2291 "The Politics of Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean" in the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University. All conference activities are free and open to the public. To view the program please visit: <a href="http://www.duke.edu/web/carolinadukeconsortium/index.html">http://www.duke.edu/web/carolinadukeconsortium/index.html</a> Latino/a Studies Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:13:39 EST 5th Annual UNC-Duke Consortium Spring Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2283 The Soul Cinema Series features films that examine Soul, not simply as a musical genre, but as a cultural phenomenon within America from the late 1950s until the beginning of the 1980s.<br> African & African American Studies Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:14:41 EST The Soul Cinema Series at the Mary Lou Williams Center<br> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-2281 The Duke Center for International Development's Managers in Transition Program, originally developed for the <A href="http://www.worldbank.org/">World Bank</A>, has a new client: <A href="http://www.habitat.org/">Habitat for Humanity International</A> (HFHI). Duke Center for International Development Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:55 EDT DCID expands Managers in Transition Program http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2280 Department chairs, program directors, faculty, and students may nominate candidates for five teaching awards and a service award. Arts & Sciences Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:45:54 EST Teaching award nomination deadline March 7 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2274 <FONT size=2>The UNC-CH/Duke Working Group, "Globalization, Modernity/Coloniality and the Geopolitics of Knowledge" and Latino/a Studies at Duke University present:<BR>COLONIALIDAD/LATINIDAD Discussion Series with Guest Speaker<BR>NELSON MALDONADO-TORRES<BR>Wed, Feb 20 from 6 - 8:30pm<BR>John Hope Franklin Center, 240&nbsp; (brick building, corner of Erwin &amp; Trent)</FONT><FONT size=2>&nbsp;<BR>Dinner will be provided Latino/a Studies Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:12:47 EST Nelson Maldonado Torres: Coloniality and Latiniwhat? http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2275 President Richard Brodhead and Provost Peter Lange invite you to a lecture and reception in celebration of the opening of the new home of the Departments of African &amp; African American Studies and Cultural Anthropology, the Programs in Literature and Latino/a Studies, the Institute for Critical US Studies, and the Duke Human Rights Center. Latino/a Studies Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:55:01 EST Celebration of New Home: George Lipsitz Lecture, followed by program and reception http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2272 <font size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russell Powell </span></font><br><font size="2">"Contingency and Convergence in Macroevolution"</font><br><font size="1">January 25, 2008<br>West Duke 202, 3:30</font> Philosophy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:59:23 EST Russell Powell http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-66-0-0-2276 Duke University Center for Late Ancient Studies presents ERASURE AND EFFACEMENT: DESTRUCTION OF TEXT AND IMAGE IN LATE ANTIQUITY with two talks: "Christian Destruction and Desecration of Images of Classical Antiquity," Consortium for Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:52:25 EST Erasure and Effacement: Destruction of Text and Image in late Antiquity http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2273 <FONT size=2> Family Identity, Obligation, and Support among Youth from Immigrant Families<BR>The FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-CH will offer a free public lecture by psychologist Andrew Fuligni at 5:00pm on Thursday, January 31 in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium as part of a series sponsored by the Latino Issues Workgroup and the Center for Global Initiatives. Fuligni will discuss the experiences of immigrant children in the U.S. and the cultural traditions that support their development and prosperity. Latino/a Studies Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:11:28 EST UNC-CH: Andrew Fuligni speaks on Youth from Immigrant Families http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2881 Julie Singer, Assistant Professor of French at Washington University in St. Louis (and Duke alum, PhD '06) will be giving a lecture at Duke in February 20,2009 at 5:30 pm in 319 Social Sciences. Romance Studies Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:21:39 EST Lecture by Julie Singer http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-32-95-0-2271 Paula McClain has won this year's Samuel Dubois Cook Award. The award was given for having "demonstrated the ideals of the Cook Award in the quality of your research, Political Science Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:39:16 EST Congratulations to Paula McClain http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2269 More than 20,250 students applied for admission -- the largest number in school history. Last year, 19,206 applications were received, which at that time was the second highest in school history. Arts & Sciences Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:58:07 EST Applications set new record http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-227-0-2092 Need help finding primary sources for your history paper? Can't figure out where to begin your research for HI195S? Stop by Carr 121 on Tuesdays between 1:30 and 3:30 to get personalized assistance from a reference librarian who specializes in history. History Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:14:33 EST Librarians' Office Hours - beginning Tuesday, January 22, 2008 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2267 Baldemar Velasquez, President of Farm Labor Organizing Committee, will give a public talk on Tuesday, February 26th at 6pm in Social Psychology 130 (West Campus). Latino/a Studies Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:26:03 EST Political Outlook:Immigration -presentation by Baldemar Velasquez, President of FLOC http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2264 <br> JENNIFER DEVERE BRODY teaches in the fields of African American Studies, performance studies, cultural and visual studies as well as gender/sexuality studies. <br> African & African American Studies Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:28:51 EST AAAS welcomes new faculty member to department http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2266 <FONT size=2> From: venegas@email.unc.edu [</FONT><A href="mailto:venegas@email.unc.edu"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:venegas@email.unc.edu</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>] <BR>Dear friends,<BR>I am pleased to announce our next Modernity/Coloniality/Latinity meeting. Our main focus will be to prepare for Nelson Maldonado Torres's visit&nbsp;in February. Latino/a Studies Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:11:52 EST Modernity/Coloniality/Latinity Working Group Meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2265 Mi Gente and DUU have teamed to bring you PABLO FRANSISCO, the hilarious comedian who has been featured on his own Comedy Central special and is a regular voice on The Family Guy, Latino/a Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:35:31 EST Mi Gente and DUU present comedian, Pablo Francisco http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-2-16-0-2262 <P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Margaret Humphreys, Josiah C. Trent Professor in the History of Medicine, will be giving the lecture, "Diabetes Among Union Army Veterans: A Lesson for Our Time," at Duke North Room 2002</FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> </FONT> <P align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Type 2 diabetes mellitus is among the fastest growing chronic disease conditions in the U.S., especially among African-Americans. This study looks at the status of diabetes a century ago, using a dataset of Civil War veterans, and reveals a very different disease pattern than exists today, raising intriguing questions about the evolution of this important disease.</FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> </FONT> <P><FONT size=2>Lunch provided at noon.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>Talk begins at 12:15.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P></FONT></FONT> History Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:50:20 EST January 23, 2008 - Humanities in Medicine Lecture Series - Duke North Room 2002 - 12:00 - 1:00 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2259 <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lilly Endowment Inc.</span> is funding an initiative to help Christian leaders combine theological insight with wise business practices to address pivotal world issues. Arts & Sciences Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:07:13 EST Divinity School awarded $14 million grant http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2258 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Caroline L. Lattimore</span> G'78 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michele Rasmussen</span> G'99 were promoted from assistant academic deans to associate academic deans. Arts & Sciences Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:05:42 EST Trinity academic deans promoted http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-14-0-0-2254 <P>The Department of Romance Studies is proud to present a lecture by <STRONG>Emilie Picherot</STRONG> entitled <EM>A page of tolerance in a world in chaos: the moriscos' voice in its historical and literary context</EM> </P> <P>The lecture will take place at 1:00 pm Thursday, February 7, 2008 (329 Soc Psych). &nbsp;Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to <A href="mailto:cknoop@duke.edu">cknoop@duke.edu</A></P> <P>Emilie Picherot is an advanced PhD student at the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) studying comparative literature (Spanish, Arabic and French) about Moriscos' participation to the elaboration of their stereotyped image in Spanish and French literature (16th-17th centuries). Her thesis, “The Arab heritage of lovesongs viejos” in progress under the direction of Mr. Lecercle. </P> <P>Picherot entered the "Ecole Normale Supérieure" (Ulm, classique) in 1998 with classic Spanish literature as a specialty. She holds a Bachelor of French literature (licence de lettres modernes) (1999); Spanish literature, language and civilization (licence d'espagnol) (1999); and classic Arabic literature, language and civilization (licence d'arabe classique) (2006). She currently teaches comparative literature at Paris-Sorbonne and is working on a "francophone" literature program. </P> Romance Studies Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:27:17 EST Lecture by Spanish Medievalist http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2256 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jim Belvin </span>will step down after 32 years as head of the Undergraduate Financial Aid Office. Arts & Sciences Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:55:51 EST Financial aid director to retire http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2253 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edward Skloot</span> will direct the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy's Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society. Arts & Sciences Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:14 EST Philanthropy center head chosen http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2252 The <span style="font-weight: bold;">James B. Duke Professor of English </span>and novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright will be honored for 50 years of teaching Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Arts & Sciences Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:19:08 EST Reynolds Price celebration set http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2247 <font size="2"> Laura Franklin-Hall </font><br><font size="1">Columbia</font><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Plato's Joints: Metaphors, Individuals, and Kinds"</span><br><font size="2">February 15<br>202 West Duke<br>3:30-5:30 PM</font> Philosophy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:04:38 EST Laura Franklin-Hall Job Talk http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2251 Encuentros de la Frontera: US-Mexico Border Civic Engagement - Summer 2008 Faculty and staff organizers of the DukeEngage project on the US/Mexico border will be presenting information on this opportunity on Thurs, Latino/a Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:31:29 EST DukeEngage: US/Mexico Border Program http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2249 <font size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Gopal Sreenivasan</span> joins the Philosophy Department this semester with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine. </font> Philosophy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:04:58 EST Gopal Sreenivasan http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2245 <font size="2"> Lara Buchak </font><br><font size="2">Princeton</font><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Risk and Rationality"<br></span><font size="2">January 18</font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span><font size="2">202 West Duke<br>3:30-5:30 PM &nbsp;</font> Philosophy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:03:36 EST Lara Buchak Job Talk http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-2250 The Undergraduate Admissions Office is calling all undergraduates, alumni, faculty, and staff affiliated with the Duke Latino community to share their input over a free dinner Thurs! Latino/a Studies Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:44:16 EST Latino Student Recruitment Weekend -Dinner Meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-1-0-0-2237 The gift from The Duke Endowment will support 10 associate and 10 assistant professorships, and provide $15 million in matching funds to endow 12 full professorships. Arts & Sciences Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:46:24 EST Duke gets $40 million for new professorships http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-55-0-0-2238 Of 13 captive-bred black and white ruffed lemurs reintroduced to Madagascar a decade ago, three are still going strong. Duke Lemur Center Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:25:00 EST Duke Lemurs Celebrate 10 Years in the Wild http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-31-91-0-2244 <font size="2">Michael Titelbaum<br>UC Berkeley</font> <br><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Unlearning What You Have Learned"<br></span><font size="2">January 15</font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span><font size="2">204 West Duke <br>11:30-1:30 PM</font> Philosophy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:03:22 EST Michael Titelbaum Job Talk http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-26-0-0-2234 New in 2008! Students who are majoring in an Arts and Science discipline can now minor in Education. Education Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:05 EST Minor in Education http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2231 <br>7pm<br>In Conversation:&nbsp; Hip-Hop Sampling Soul<br>Auditorium at the Nasher Museum of Art<br>Quest Love of the Roots and<br>9th Wonder<br><br> African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:47:22 EST Professor Mark Anthony Neal in Conversation http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2232 <br>5:30pm<br>Soul Legend Booker T. Jones with Professor Anthony Kelley<br> Location: TBD African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:12 EST Pre-Concert Conversation http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2230 <br>5:30pm<br>Soul Legend............ &nbsp; Mavis Staples along with Professor Tim Tyson<br>Location: TBD<br><br> African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:39:58 EST Pre-Concert Conversation http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2229 <br>7pm <br>Nasher Museum of Art Presents:&nbsp; Exhibition Opening<br> &amp; Artist Conversation with<br>Barkley L. Hendricks: BIRTH OF THE COOL<br>with Professor Rick Powell<br><br> African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:37:04 EST Artist Exhibition and Conversation Opening http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2228 <br> African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:35:35 EST Talk: The Life and Times of James "Thunder" Early http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-20-0-0-2233 <br>SOUL POWER: From GOSPEL to GODFATHER<br> African & African American Studies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:15:06 EST Duke Performances Presents.................. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-2227 The Annual meeting of the Duke Faculty Club membership will be held on <FONT color=#ff0000>Tuesday, January 29 at 5:30pm</FONT> in the LeBar building. All current members are invited to attend. The purpose of this meeting is for the board to update the membership on activities and developments during the previous year, Duke Faculty Club Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:51:00 EST DFC Annual Meeting http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-2203 who formerly held the MacDiarmid Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania, has joined our faculty effective January 1, 2008. Professor Therien works in the broad field of physical organic and physical inorganic chemistry, Chemistry Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:01:43 EST We are delighted to announce that <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/michael.therien">Michael Therien</a>,