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Tales from Africa Storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston comes to Duke-Durham partnership schools to share tales and wisdom.
11/1/06 Duke News

Fencing keeps pupils on toes A program started by two Duke students with the help of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership helps teach Durham school kids about fencing.
10/26/06 The Herald Sun

Site Unearths Historical Gems A new website fueled by Duke students brings post-Civil War Durham into the spotlight.
10/25/06

Duke alumnus gives $200K gift A Duke University alumnus has given $200,000 to help endow the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, the largest gift yet from a non-trustee.
10/22/06 The Herald Sun

'School Days' of Inspiration More than 300 DPS eighth graders saturated Duke's campus for a glimpse of college life to get them motivated for their own futures.
10/21/06 The Herald Sun

Students lend hands for Habitat Students from NCCU and Duke come together to help build a new Habitat for Humanity house.
10/15/06 The Herald Sun

Creatively Connecting the Community Three Duke students use a class project to found ArtsConnect, an arts program connecting Duke and Durham.
10/5/06 The Chronicle

A big boost for Duke-Durham This week, Robert King Steel, Chairman of the Duke University Board of Trustees, announced that he would give $500,000 to help fund the activities of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership. It was a marvelous bequest that will reverberate through Durham for many years.
9/30/06 The Herald Sun

Duke trustee donates $500K for Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership After being impressed by previous efforts, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert Steel has donated $500,000 for future activities.
9/29/06 The Herald Sun

Duke grad students hit the streets working Each year, Duke's graduate and professional students spend a Saurtday doing community service projects throughout Durham
9/25/06 The Herald Sun

Latin American Fare Helps School Unite Lakewood Elementary School students share in Hispanic Culture Night festivities with family and teachers.
9/22/06 The Herald Sun

Meet, greet and sweep New Duke students get to know Durham by lending a helping hand. Students went to surrounding neighborhoods and helped residents with yard work.
8/27/06 The Herald Sun

Serving the Durham Community First-year Duke Medical students perform community service projects during orientation by dividing into four groups and serving at various Durham facilities.
8/21/06 INSIDE

Duke, UNC, NCSU students help city add play area for disabled kids Construction began Tuesday on a new playground designed for children with disabilities. Durham's Morreene Road Park playground (between Erwin Road and the U.S. 15-501 overpass) was built by the Durham Parks and Recreation Department. The idea came from undergraduates at Duke.
8/8/06 The Herald Sun

Most charter schools hit goals Six of Durham's seven charter schools met federally mandated academic-performance guidelines for the 2005-06 school year, according to preliminary results made public this week. At Carter Community School, leadership and strong teaching is what helped the school do well, according to Burnice Cross, director of operations. Duke University's partnership with the school also has been helpful, school officials said.
7/21/06 The Herald Sun

Duke's impact on Durham Grows The Duke Endowment continues to support the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and it's ever increasing impact.
7/17/06 The Herald Sun

Duke, neighbor 'partners' get grant Duke Endowment provides $572K to Duke-Durham group's programs. This article includes a breakdown of how some of the funds are allocated.
7/15/06 The Herald Sun

Duke Student Government seeks to reach out to community Guest columnist and DSG president Elliot Wolf outlines how Duke students plan to continue and increase involvement in the Durham community
6/9/06 The Herald Sun

Duke, Durham Tech have a shared vision for workers The president of Durham Technical Community College Phail Wynn discusses the Duke-Durham Tech relationship and how these institutions as well as their partnerships are important to the Durham community.
5/05/06 The Herald Sun

'Retired' Duke computers pensioned off to local schools Duke has agreed to help replace outdated computers in DPS classrooms with newer models and help teachers incorporate the new computers into their instruction.
4/26/06 The Herald Sun

By the Numbers, Duke Impact Huge A Herald Sun editorial discusses an analysis that found Duke's annual economic impact on Durham to amount to $3.2 billion per year.
4/23/06 The Herald Sun

Duke has accepted its moral responsibility The Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership has set high standards for community involvement for the last decade and Duke has won the Governor's Education Partnership Award.
4/14/06 The Herald Sun

Mentoring Program coming to Durham Duke students critical in implementing Breakthrough Collaborative program in Durham
3/30/06 The Herald Sun

Duke grant helps teachers, schools Public education in Durham got a boost this week when Duke University announced plans to spend $925,000 over the next few years to support teacher training and improve teacher retention.
2/24/06 The Herald Sun

Duke aids Public Schools Teacher Training Duke will provide scholarships, Spanish language programs, and teacher mentoring.
2/23/06 The Herald Sun

Kidz Konzert The Duke Wind Symphony gave more than 800 third-graders from the Durham Public Schools a memorable performance on Thursday. After the "Kidz Konzert" Duke students gave the visitors a music lesson and the kids were allowed to try out the instruments.
2/03/06 The Herald Sun

Duke Freshmen get a plateful of Durham The first year of Duke-Durham Community Dinners, in which about 100 first-year students at Duke University visited the homes of 40 to 45 host families in Durham for repast and a chance to get better acquainted with the city and some of its residents, was a success.
1/24/06 The Herald Sun