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• 13 Mar 20

  COVID-19 response

  Duke and the Office of Durham and Community Affairs is following Duke’s COVID-19 virus precautions. This means that our office will be working remotely and has canceled or postponed scheduled events Read More

  posted in Blog, News & Events, Uncategorized
  
• 9 Mar 20

  Regional Spelling Bee winners

  Congratulations to the 55 participants and winners of the Regional Spelling Bee. Duke hosted the bee at Riverside High School on Saturday, March 7. The winner was Jason Sorin, 14, Read More

  posted in Blog, News & Events, Partnering With Our Schools
  
• 11 Nov 19

  Duke Senior Caroline Brockett honored for community service

  Duke University senior Caroline Brockett has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities that are committed to community Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Affairs, News & Events
  
• 25 Oct 19

  Duke College Advising Corp Profile

  Frances Beroset is a first-year adviser serving with the Duke College Advising Corps at Southern Lee High School in Lee County. She was featured in Higher Ed Networks newsletter. Read Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Affairs, Doing Good in the Neighborhood, News & Events
  
• 25 Oct 19

  Durham 150 Closing Ceremony

  The Durham 150 Closing Ceremony was presented by Duke University and Duke Health on Saturday, November 2 at Durham Performing Arts Center. It was a culminating event of Durham 150, Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Affairs, News & Events
  
• 24 Oct 19

  Documenting Durham’s Health History

  Documenting Health History Exhibit on Display at Durham County Department of Public Health Exhibit details policy decisions and specific group actions have shaped health in Durham The Duke University Bass Read More

  posted in Blog, Doing Good in the Neighborhood, Duke Community Service Center, Duke Servince-Learning, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, News & Events
  
• 22 Apr 19

  Celebrating 30 Years of Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award

  “Receiving the Lars Lyon Service Award was entirely unexpected for me, and it was extraordinarily humbling to be recognized.” –John Bollinger, 2017 Lars Lyon Award Recipient “I was very surprised, Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Engagement, News & Events
  
• 12 Mar 19

  Jason Sorin wins Duke Regional Spelling Bee for a second time

  Triangle Day School seventh-grader Jason Sorin let out a heavy sigh of relief as he was crowned Regional Bee Champion on Saturday. Sorin correctly spelled the word “afflatus,” meaning a Read More

  posted in Blog, Duke In Durham, News & Events, Partnering With Our Schools, Supporting Our Youth
  
• 7 Mar 19

  RSVP FOR DUKE HOMEBUYERS CLUB’S FIRST MEETING OF 2019

  As we begin 2019, the Duke Homebuyers Club is preparing for its first meeting of the year. The club, originally founded in 2013, is a free resource that connects Duke Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Affairs, Duke In Durham, News & Events
  
• 26 Feb 19

  Join the buzz at the 10th Duke University Regional Bee

  Durham, NC – Saturday March 9, 2019 marks the ten-year anniversary of the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs. The event begins Read More

  posted in Blog, Community Engagement, Duke In Durham, News & Events, Partnering With Our Schools, Supporting Our Youth
  

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