Emerging Tech Cities for New College Grads

Silicon Valley is a tech hotbed, but prospective professionals may prefer to seek careers elsewhere. Learn about the best up-and-coming cities for tech jobs.

By Lauren Coury
Lauren Coury Career Advisor, Data, Technology, and Engineering
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Alumnus Maurice Ivy thrived in interdisciplinary spaces at Duke

For dancers who spent every spare moment of their childhoods camped out at the studio but also took their academic studies seriously, what comes after high school might feel like an either/or proposition: To dance or not to dance? Should you make a beeline for conservatory or company auditions, or dive full-throttle into collegiate academics?

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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Crystallizing Identity and Connecting Through Writing

The Thompson Writing Program welcomes five new faculty members who are creating courses that ask students to rethink their relationship with writing, focusing on how the writing process affects their personal journeys, identities and connections with others. (The Duke Daily)

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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Listen to This: Neuroscience and Music in Conversation

Julia Leeman finds that neuroscience and music challenge her to use different parts of her brain.

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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What Can You Do To Get Outside of Your Comfort Zone?

Stepping beyond the boundaries of your comfort zone is undeniably challenging, yet the rewards in terms of personal growth and development are immeasurable.

Overcoming insecurities and embracing unfamiliar environments can lead to significant boosts in productivity, enhanced adaptability, and the …

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Christopher Ouma Explores Pan-African Imagination

New Trinity faculty Christopher Ouma explores how literary magazines spread Pan-African ideas during a fertile period of political change in Africa. “They’re not like novels, or poems, or plays. … They’re collective forms of intellectual labor and imagination,” he said. (The Duke Daily)

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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2025 Software Engineer Program @ JPMorgan Chase

Thinking about attending your first ever hackathon? Are you an undergraduate student in technology looking for a 2025 internship? Start your hackathon journey with JPMorgan Chase by making an impact together at Code for Good!

By Lauren Coury
Lauren Coury Career Advisor, Data, Technology, and Engineering
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The Music Entrepreneur: Top 10 Artists Who Made It Big in Business

Here’s our guide to ten of the best music entrepreneurs – proof that there’s more to artists than merely posing around with a fancy haircut!

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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Why Do You Study That: Cement

Learn more about how engineering professor Laura Dalton is studying ways to make this cement more environmentally friendly. This is part of the Duke YouTube Series Why Do You Study That?

By Lauren Coury
Lauren Coury Career Advisor, Data, Technology, and Engineering
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Jingqiu Guan Starts Cross-Cultural Dialogues with Her Work

A new faculty member in dance, Jingqiu Guan’s career was changed at the American Dance Festival on Duke’s campus when she watched an ADF student being filmed as she danced across East Campus. “Dance on film speaks to me and suits the way I think,” Guan says. (The Duke Daily)

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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