The Duke Center for Community Engagement launch brought together hundreds of local leaders, neighbors, and Duke community members. During the daylong event, they explored successful community-engaged scholarship partnerships and a vision for advancing solutions to regional challenges.
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This Duke program brings cutting-edge technology and immersive learning to Durham Public Schools students. ➜
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Members took time over the holidays to recognize major contributions and success stories developed over a decade. ➜
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY, HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOODS
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Raised in Hayti, Rev. Angela Taylor saw new things in her hometown through working with nonprofit DurhamCares. Now accepting applications for summer 2025 fellowships. ➜
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New online tools will make it easier for Duke and community groups to collaborate. ➜
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COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING
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A new impact report shows recent graduates serving as Duke College Advising Corps (CAC) advisers helped 18,187 students in 22 schools across nine North Carolina counties. The data demonstrates how sustaining "near peer" advisers empowers high schoolers and their families, and increases access to college and careers.
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Community-engaged scholarship aims to create equitable long-term partnerships between university and community groups to address pressing societal issues. Could a collaborative project benefit your work? Here are some ways to explore this question.
1. Skill up on equitable partnerships. What are the key principles of, and frameworks for, community-engaged scholarship? How is it being done across the nation? 5-minute read: Duke's Principles of Engagement. Deep dive: A paper published by the CDC with input from 100 practitioners including Duke Health.
2. Connect with others working on the same issues. See the wide range of existing projects and identify potential collaborators with the Partnerships and Initiatives Map. Then, contact with the Duke Center for Community Engagement to set up time for assistance in connecting.
3. Collaborate on a project this summer. Are you a community organization that could benefit from having a Duke graduate student work with you this summer? Are you a doctoral student who wants to work with communities? A few opportunities remain for funded community-engaged fellowships this summer.
4. Have you been involved in community-engaged research and run into challenges with supporting structures such as contracts, compensation, or ethics review? Provide input to the task force focused on reducing administrative barriers to community-engaged scholarship.
5. Bookmark the Duke Center for Community Engagement website and sign up for the newsletter for more resources.
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In January, Housing for New Hope led Durham's annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. This community initiative is carried out to count and learn from our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Learn what the latest count tells us.
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The Durham Board of County Commissioners issued a resolution to honor the life and legacy of Dr. E. Lavonia Allison, a Durham native dedicated to civil rights, education, and the advancement of her community. Dr. Allison passed on January 7.
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Mayor Leonardo Williams’s 2025 State of the City Address will take place at The Carolina Theatre on Tuesday, February 18. Reserve your ticket.
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Also on February 18, Community Home Trust will show a documentary about the Open Air Camp Road project, in which Duke’s support played a role via the Durham Affordable Housing Loan Fund.
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Downtown Durham, Inc. installed six Wi-Fi-enabled benches in key public spaces, funded by a $100,000 grant from Google.org. Three benches are located in Durham Central Park. One is in CCB Plaza, near the statue of Major the Bull, and two are in the historic Black Wall Street Gardens. (CBS17)
- The Durham County Library has a wide range of programming, including for Black History Month. From “Black Barbie” movie night, to a craft program honoring Garrett Morgan, the trailblazing African American innovator who invented the traffic signal, their calendar is always worth a visit.
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Aging Well Durham is looking for passionate individuals to join their new Community Advisory Council. Help shape the 2025-2030 Durham Comprehensive Aging Plan by sharing insights, experiences, and feedback. If you're 50+ or an adult with a disability and live in Durham, express your interest via this form by February 19.
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❤️ Have you taken the Love Durham Pledge? Show up for Durham’s local businesses through the colder months. Supporting one business per week, posting positive reviews, and joining the Love Durham Challenge are just a few ways you can participate. Plus: stay tuned for campaign activations on campus.
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The Duke Community Affairs newsletter is for and about the common interests and projects of Duke faculty, staff, and students and the communities in which they live, work and play. We welcome your comments and suggestions at communityaffairs@duke.edu.
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