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An Introduction to the Black Arts Movement

The Black Arts Movement began—symbolically, at least—the day after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965. The poet LeRoi Jones (soon to rename himself Amiri Baraka) announced he would leave his integrated life on New York City’s Lower East Side for Harlem. There he founded the Black Arts Repertory Theatre, home to workshops in poetry, playwriting, music, and painting. read more »

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Poems of the Day "Family Reunion & Fyah Fyah"

Family Reunion By Maxine Kumin The week in August you come home,  adult, professional, aloof,  we roast and carve the fatted calf  —in our case home-grown pig, the chine  garlicked and crisped, the applesauce  hand-pressed. Hand-pressed the greengage wine.  Nothing is cost-effective here.  The peas, the beets, the lettuces  hand sown, are raised to stand apart.  The electric fence ticks like the slow heart  of something we fed and bedded for a year,  then killed… read more »

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Purpose from Disruption: What Cancelled Summer Plans- And New Ones-Say About the Duke Student Body.

One was supposed to be saying goodbye to her childhood home on the other side of the Atlantic. Another was meant to be working with refugees in Ireland. Two more had plans for research projects in Africa. None of it happened. read more »

Once a hive of activity, The New York Times Book Review’s shelves lay still while the office is closed to most workers.Credit...Pamela Paul
The Book Review in Quarantine

Work that revolves around rows of bookshelves adjusts to a remote setting. Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. There’s a corner of The New York Times newsroom unlike anywhere else in the building. Each desk is covered in piles of books, galleys and bound manuscripts. Boxes filled with pages waiting to be flipped through line the floors. Sliding bookshelves are closely guarded by day and locked up… read more »

Durham Ranks As 4th Most Educated City In America, New Study Says

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The Bull City has something else to be proud of! According to a new WalletHub report on “2020’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America“, Durham ranks as the fourth most educated city in America.  Only bested by Ann Arbor, MI (No. 1), San Jose, CA (No. 2), and Washington D.C. (No. 3), Durham received a total score of 79.72 out of 100 for their spot inside in the top 5 across America. By comparison, Ann Arbor received a score of 94.23. WalletHub found that city’s metro area has the highest… read more »

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University Leaders Address International Students On New Federal VISA Directives

President Vincent Price and other Duke University officials reached out to international students this week to reassure them that they would be supported in the wake of new policies that policies that may put some international students’ visas at risk. read more »

Staff with the Duke Global Education office chat during a virtual coffee break. Photo courtesy of Catherine Angst.
Staying Social While Apart From Colleagues

Over steaming cups of coffee, hot tea and smoothies, staff in Duke’s Global Education Office chat about everything from pets to tasty recipes during specially scheduled videoconference calls.  The casual conversations are part their “Virtual Coffee Breaks” when they hop online for impromptu chats that occurred in person. read more »

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Statement from President Price on Student VISA Directive

We are deeply concerned about the Administration’s new immigration directive that will limit the ability of qualified students and scholars to begin or continue their studies in the United States.  This is a misguided effort that will only harm talented young people and the colleges and universities that are vital to our society.  read more »