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Upcoming Events
"Higher Education at a Critical Crossroads: Free Speech, DEI, Intellectual Diversity, and the Future of the University"
Spring 2024 Reunions
Saturday, April 13th
Holsti-Anderson Room, 2pm-3pm
A wide-ranging discussion with a panel of distinguished Duke faculty on topics including the future of free speech and academic freedom, intellectual diversity, DEI, the mission of the university, and public trust in higher education.
Panelists: Nita Farahany (Law), Timur Kuran (Economics), David Schanzer (Public Policy), Eric Mlyn (Public Policy)
Previous Events
Fall Homecoming 2023
"The Future of Duke Admissions"
Panelists:
Peter Arcidiacono, William Henry Glasson Distinguished Professor of Economics
Stephen Buckley ’89, Patterson Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy
Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies
Sara Be, Trinity '24
Reunion Weekend 2023
"Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity at Duke – A Cancel Culture?"
Panelists:
Abdullah Antepli, Associate Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy, & Associate Professor of the Practice of Interfaith Relations, Duke Divinity School
Ernie Young, Professor of Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, & Foreign Relations Law, Duke Law School
Neil Siegel A.B.'94, A.M.'95, Professor of Constitutional Law & Political Science, Duke Law School
Sue ("Dean Sue") Wasiolek, A.B.'76, M.H.A.'78, LL.M.'93
Jachin Friday, T'23
Megan Gerges, T'23
Officers and Directors
Catherine (Cate) Sadler Anderson, Trinity ’09
Lauren Deysher Gojkovich, Trinity ’06
Peter Kahn, Law ‘76
Jack Marin, Trinity ’66, Law ’80
John Rose, Div ’10
Sue Wasiolek, Trinity ’76, LLM ’93