Upcoming Events

"Is Religion a Force for Good in the Modern World?" 

Fall Homecoming 2024

September 28th

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Holsti-Anderson Family Room in the Rubenstein Library

Join us for a discussion among distinguished faculty, modeling the civil discourse they seek to instill on campus and among the wider Duke community. Speakers include:

 Abdullah Antepli, Professor of the Practice of Interfaith Relations in the Divinity School, and Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy

Polly Ha, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School, and Associate Professor of History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences        

John Rose, Visiting Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, PhD in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and MTS, Duke Divinity School

 Alex Rosenberg, R. Taylor Cole Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Previous 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)

Fall Homecoming 2023

"The Future of Duke Admissions"

Video Link

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