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A Monthly Update About Inclusive Work Across Duke from OIE
August 2022
Second-Year Medical Student
Participates in White House
Innovator Series
Antoinette Jasmine Charles, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, grew up in
Florida and developed a strong commitment to social justice, activism, and civic
service. The second-year Duke medical student participated in the White
House Health Equity Leaders Roundtable Series this summer, where she
contributed to national conversations about health equity.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ANTOINETTE JASMINE CHARLES ⇨
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Cultural Anthropology Students
Learn From a Buried Past
Pictured is Wilmington historian Cynthia Brown.
Earlier this year, Duke University students studying cultural anthropology got
the opportunity to walk through a Wilmington cemetery, passing by markers
commemorating the 1898 Wilmington militia coup, in which white mobs
overthrew the democratically elected officials and other reformers of the city
government who were African American.
READ ABOUT THE CLASS AND MULTI-YEAR PROJECT ⇨
Shana Lassiter Appointed Assistant
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Joining Duke's Office for Faculty Advancement as
assistant vice provost, Shana Lassiter brings with
her a passion for faculty development discovered
during her multifaceted career in higher
education, which includes six years at Columbia
University and most recently as assistant dean
for academic programs and student affairs at the
Sanford School of Public Policy.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SHANA LASSITER ⇨
Internship Program to Honor
Noted Durham Community Leader
More than 180 NCCU students have gained valuable experience in writing,
photography, and video production through paid communications internships at
Duke over the past 16 years. Previously known as the Summer Internship
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Program, the internship will now be known as the Charmaine McKissick-Melton
Summer Fellowship in honor of the NCCU professor who created the program
and won a prestigious award for her work.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP ⇨
Stratification Economics: How
Group Identities Fuel Inequality
William "Sandy" Darity of Duke University, a trailblazer in the field of stratification
economics, argues that competition between different social groups is a primary driver of
economic inequality. The research highlights the inability of conventional economic theory,
which places a premium on personal economic decisions to explain long-standing
disparities.
How Small Moments of Praise Make
a Big Difference
Demonstrating appreciation for team members in small ways (from shout-outs
in meetings to quick thanks) has a significant impact on the morale and
productivity of any group.
READ THE ARTICLE ⇨
Eight to Join Duke Athletics Hall of
Fame in 2022 Class
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This year, Duke will add eight new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. Alana
Beard (women’s basketball), Amanda Blumenherst (women's golf), Carlos
Boozer (men's basketball), Kevin Cassese (men's lacrosse), Ali Curtis (men's
soccer), Anthony Dilweg (football), Gail Goestenkors (women's basketball), and
Jacki Silar (administrator and coach) are all up for induction.
READ ABOUT THIS YEAR'S INDUCTEES ⇨
Nasher Exhibit Captures Iconic
Baseball Moments
The Nasher's new exhibit “David Levinthal:
Baseball” features large-format Polaroid
photographs of lifelike figurines sculpted by the
New York artist capturing baseball's most
memorable scenes from an unconventional
perspective. The exhibit is open to the public
through November 27th.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBIT ⇨
New Bass Connections Theme
Invites Faculty and Students to
Improve Healthcare in the U.S.
Health Policy & Innovation is a new theme offered by Bass Connections and
the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy to encourage collaborative research
across academic disciplines that will explore solutions for enhancing the health
and well-being of people in the United States.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE THEME ⇨
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Internship Provides Hands-on
Clinical Research Experience With
Equity Lens
As members of the Lumbee tribe, the
largest Native American tribe in
North Carolina, three Duke students
share this proud heritage that they
feel has not only shaped them in
different ways, but has heavily
inspired them to pursue careers in
medicine.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
INTERNSHIP ⇨
Duke, Vanderbilt, and UNC Nurse-
Midwives Join Forces to Reduce
Black Maternal Health Risks
Nurse-midwives Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler, Venus Standard and Stephanie DeVane-Johnson
created the Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas.
Dr. Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler is leading a project to improve pregnancy
outcomes in Black communities by providing specialized training for doulas,
people who support birthing mothers and families throughout the entire
childbirth process, in collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt Schools
of Nursing. The group received a $545,000 Duke Endowment grant in 2021,
which funds the program for three years. Doulas will be available to families in
Durham, Wake, and Orange counties.
READ THE ARTICLE ⇨
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School of Nursing Dean Ramos
Selected for Aspen Institute Health
Fellowship on Health Equity
Six new Health Innovators Fellows have been named by the Aspen Global
Leadership Network. With this two-year fellowship, America's top health care
executives will be challenged to find innovative solutions to the nation's most
intractable health care issues. Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos has been
selected to form part of the new class and will focus on socioeconomic
determinants of health outcomes and how to optimize health care costs for all.
READ THE ARTICLE ⇨
Special Opportunities
AI Ethics Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
The AI Ethics Fellow will be part of a team of researchers
that will evaluate the ethical, legal, and social implications of
edge computing leveraging next-generation networks during
a one-year fellowship. Deadline: Rolling | Learn More &
Apply
Will AI Revolutionize or Wreck Criminal
Justice
Join Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern
District of New York, podcaster, and NYT best-selling author
of Doing Justice and futurist Nita Farahany, Duke Law
professor and author of The Battle for Your Brain, to discuss
the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and
neurotechnology in criminal justice.
AI is already being used for high-stakes decisions about who
should get bail and be punished, and even to interrogate
criminals to see what their minds will reveal. Will AI decrease
bias and make criminal justice more humane, or wreak
havoc with decisions that are less transparent and lacking
human empathy? What rights do we have against
government misuse of our brains? Can technology help us
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transform our justice system to better serve the people it is
meant to protect?
The SXSW PanelPicker is OPEN. Vote for the Panel by
August 21!
Trainings & Workshops
Duke Faculty Advancement: Equitable Hiring Practices
Workshop Series 2022-2023
Find more Diversity & Inclusion events on the Duke Event
Calendar or follow OIE's Instagram
Meetings & Events
SPECIAL EVENTS
John Hope Franklin Center: Raíces, Rutas, y Ritmos: The
Influence of Latin American Music in North Carolina
A photography exhibition by Roderico Yool Diaz
Exhibition open daily at the John Hope Franklin Center Main
Gallery through September 15, 2022
Save the Date: Thu, Sep 8 | Duke Office of Civic
Engagement's 45th Annual Volunteer Fair
Save the Date: Tue, Nov 8 | Duke Summer Experience Fair
For more information: Email | Join listserv
Wed, Aug 24 | 7:00 PM
Duke Learning Innovation: Doing the Right Thing: How
Colleges and Universities Can Undo Systemic Racism in
Faculty Hiring
Wed, Aug 24 | 7:00 PM
Duke Gardens: Black Botanical Brilliance | Zoom
Fri, Aug 26 | 8:30 AM
Duke Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and NC
Psychological Association Biennial Conference:
Embracing Ethical Challenges in Multicultural and Anti-
Racist Psychotherapy
Fri, Aug 26 | 7:00 PM
Intimate Visions Exhibition Opening
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Mon, Aug 29 | 8:30 PM
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival: Summer Road Show
in Durham Central Park | MAMA BEARS
Fri, Sep 9 | All Day
Asian American and Diaspora Studies: The Southeast
Conference on Asian American Studies
Wed, Sep 14 | 4:00 PM
Duke Center for Health Informatics: Ancestry and the
Biology of Health Disparities: Ancestral-Driven Drug
Discovery | Webcast
Thu, Sep 15 | 5:30 PM
Duke Sanford School of Public Policy: Environmental
Justice: Past, Present and Future
Tue, Sep 20 | 5:45 PM
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine:
Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the
Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette
Thu, Sep 22 | 12:00 PM
Duke University School of Medicine: In Honor of Reverend
Dr. James Brown: From Neurons to Nations: The Road to
Health Equity in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease | Zoom
Thu, Sep 22 | 5:30 PM
Duke University School of Medicine: The Annual Diversity
and Inclusion Lecture Series
Find more Diversity & Inclusion events and major religious
observances on the Duke Event Calendar or follow us on
Instagram.
OFFICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY
ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AT DUKE
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT & TITLE IX
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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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