Your monthly update from OIE about inclusive work across Duke
December 2023
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Warm Wishes from the Office of Institutional Equity
as we approach the end of 2023!
As we reflect on the year, we can celebrate what we have accomplished and look forward to ongoing learning and openness to understand the diverse lived experiences of all members of our community.
This edition of Equity in Action highlights scholarship, leadership and service across Duke that support and advance our efforts.
Be sure to note the latest updates from OIE and upcoming campus events you won't want to miss!
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Submit Your Nominations for Samuel DuBois Cook Awards by December 20! |
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| Each year, the Samuel DuBois Cook Society honors Duke faculty, staff and students and local community members whose work, research and service reflect Dr. Cook’s social activism and leadership.
Nominations are open! Submit your nomination by December 20!
The 2024 awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 15th at 5:30 p.m. at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course. Members of the Duke and surrounding community are invited to attend the awards ceremony.
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2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Event to Feature Duke Legend as Keynote Speaker
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The MLK Commemoration event will take place on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at 4:00 pm in Duke Chapel. Mark your calendars and check back often for updates and schedule of events!
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News from the Office for Institutional Equity |
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Sophia Brelvi, J.D., OIE's Director of Compliance and Employment Equity, graduated from Duke's Leadership Academy on December 8. The Duke Leadership Academy, a program designed and implemented by Duke Human Resources, enables emerging leaders from across the university to participate in a 12-month development initiative based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. The curriculum includes a focus on leadership and management styles and behaviors to implement strategy.
"I am thrilled to be part of this year’s Duke Leadership Academy cohort. It is a wonderful opportunity for leaders across the institution to connect with each other regularly throughout the year, engage in exercises to better understand our leadership styles, learn from other institutional leaders, and create a new initiative proposal for the University to implement," Brelvi said. "DLA was an amazing avenue for me to capitalize on my strengths as a leader and develop other competencies to enhance my leadership skills."
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OIE welcomes Jess Clark as Manager
for Intake and Assessment
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Jess Clark joined Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity in November 2023 as the Intake and Assessment Manager.
She previously served as the Case Management and Database Coordinator for the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's Equal Opportunity and Compliance office. Prior to that, Jess served as the Violence Response Coordinator at Elon University, the Crisis Response Coordinator at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, and the case manager for an intensive in-home team working with children and their families.
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| Duke Equity Network Convenes
Fall 2023 Meeting
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Duke's Equity Network gathered on October 31 at the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center to discuss conditions for racial equity and DEI efforts across campus. About 50 attendees heard from campus leaders in Institutional Equity and Diversity, the Provost's Office and Human Resources regarding progress to date, challenges facing this important work and vision for the future.
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| OIE Liaisons Gather to Connect,
Learn, Grow
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Duke's OIE campus liaisons gathered on November 13 at the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center to connect, reenforce the importance of their role and engage in a session about strategies for addressing conflict. Nearly 60 liaisons heard from OIE leaders and facilitators about bolstering resources, support and education opportunities; building trust and connections; identifying best practices; and creating spaces for networking.
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Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Named Inaugural Environmental Justice
and Racial Equity Fellow
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Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., an esteemed civil rights leader, global business leader, faith leader and public intellectual, will join the Duke University community as the 2024 Environmental Justice and Racial Equity Fellow.
This fellowship aims to connect the fellow’s contributions in teaching, research and service with Duke’s larger strategic goals including climate change and racial equity. As the first environmental and racial equity fellow, Chavis will enrich the university with his extensive lived experience, expert instruction and scholarly research.
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| School of Nursing Professor Tonia Poteat focused on LGBTQ+ Health, Advocacy
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No longer invisible, transgender people are paying a physical and mental toll for the way their identities have been weaponized. New Duke professor Tonia Poteat hopes to provide justice – and answers.
When Tonia Poteat, Ph.D., joined the Duke School of Nursing in July 2023, she was quite literally coming home. A North Carolina native, she attended the North Carolina School of Science and Math, just four blocks from her current home. Poteat, a professor of nursing, co-directs the Sexual and Gender Minority Wellness Program at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI).
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Meet Duke's New Climate Faculty of 2023
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Throughout the disciplines and across its schools and programs, Duke is employing and empowering climate-fluent leaders to educate a new generation of students.
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| Community Collaboration Takes Aim at Failing Septic Systems and Environmental Injustice
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A new paper by a team of Duke researchers examines longstanding environmental justice issues in Lowndes County, Alabama, and presents key findings from an innovative, multi-year collaboration with the local community aimed at addressing and resolving the problems.
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| Cultural Conversations: Lyle Thompson and the Medicine Game
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In conjunction with Native American Heritage Month in November, Duke University and Duke Athletics came together to host Haudenosaunee professional lacrosse player Lyle Thompson for a conversation about Native American culture and the sport of lacrosse.
Spearheaded by Larissa Carneiro, Ph.D., from the Department of Religious Studies, Duke welcomed Thompson to campus, Nov. 9 to discuss Native American history and culture and "The Medicine Game". Joining Thompson on the panel were Duke men's and women's lacrosse head coaches John Danowski and Kerstin Kimel, Dr. Courtney Lewis of Duke's Department of Cultural Anthropology and Carneiro.
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| Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day:
December 22, 25.
New Year's Eve,
New Year's Day:
December 29,
January 1, 2024
(University Staff)
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| | Spring Semester begins Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (observed)
Monday, January 15, 2024
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| | Samuel DuBois Cook Awards Ceremony
Thursday, February 15, 2024, Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
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Duke University Institutional Statement of Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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