First Year

A member of the class of 2019, Josh Curtis is driven by the future of policy around the world. Curtis spread his knowledge far at Duke. From Duke Student Government (DSG) to the Center for Jewish Life to the Duke …

Sloan Talbot is a graduate of the Trinity School of Arts, Class of 2019. She spent much of her time on campus with the Kenan Institute of Ethics as a tutor to refugee students and as a student researcher in …

Ashleigh Smith is a graduate of the Trinity School of Arts, class of 2020. She reflects on her first-year post-Duke and what it was like grounding her career as a woman of color in a field that didn’t have many …

“I finished? I finished.” Did you utter these words after that final assignment, that last presentation, that closing meeting, or that thesis you’ve been working on for months? Chances are we all do when we finish our academic journey at …

 Remember choosing references to include in your undergraduate or graduate school application? You thoughtfully chose people who could communicate positively on your behalf. Now you’re in the search, and guess what? References are often part of the search process in …