Writing is Thinking II Takes it to the Next Level
Writing is Thinking II: Taking It to the Next Level, a two-part writing event and workshop sponsored by the Center for Philosophy, Arts and Literature (PAL), The Thompson Writing Program, and the Graduate School, was held on Friday, March 1, 2013. This workshop built on the concepts introduced in the original workshop held on Friday, January 28, 2011, titled “Writing as Thinking: Writing as a Way of Life in the Academy,” an event that was designed to help graduate students and new Ph.D.s in the humanities and social sciences with the perennial problems of crafting research and writing in a sustainable manner. more
Dean’s Awards Recognize Excellence in Mentoring & Teaching
A reception recognizing the 10th annual Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Mentoring and Teaching recipients was held during Graduate Student Appreciation Week on Thursday, April 4, 2013. These awards continue to be extremely competitive, with strong recommendations for candidates coming from all sectors of the university, including faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and postdocs, as well as from alumni. This year’s recipients continue the tradition of representing, as one recommendation states, “the best that Duke has to offer.” To read more about these outstanding faculty and graduate students, click on the links to view their profiles. more
Digital Mapping Comes to Duke
On May 2-4, the Graduate School will join with the Wired! Working Group of the Franklin Humanities Institute and other sponsors to offer a hands-on training workshop on maps: Mapping Space and Time: Configuring Connections, Trade, and Travel, Past and Present. The workshop will take place in the Wired! Lab at Smith Warehouse (Duke University), with an opening reception and round-table discussion at the National Humanities Center on Thursday, May 2, at 5:00 p.m. Participants in this exciting new event, organized by Duke’s Wired! Group, will have the opportunity to learn new digital mapping tools and to think critically about how these methodologies can promote new forms of pedagogy, knowledge production, and dissemination. more
