Claire Balllentine

Visiting professor Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj reflects on activist career, passion for academia

Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj, an indigenous rights activist, is the 2017 Mellon Visiting Professor at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke University. A member of the K'iche Maya people in Guatemala, Velasquez Nimatuj is currently teaching an undergraduate course on the history of indigenous people in Mexico and Central America and a graduate seminar entitled "Indignity, Epistemology, Ontology and Anthropology." The Chronicle spoke via email with Velasquez Nimatuj about what she hopes to accomplish in her position at Duke. 

Provost's Forum hopes to address relationship between police and communities of color

Tensions between law enforcement and communities of color have been hotly debated recently, and a March forum hosted by Provost Sally Kornbluth aims to further address the issue.

PASH Center opens with free sexual health items for all

The Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health Center celebrated its grand opening Friday evening with pizza, music and lots of free condoms.

Speaking from the heart: Speak of the Devil celebrates 25 years

In the basement of Page Auditorium Friday night, a group of middle-aged men in New Balances and faded khaki pants laughed and cried as they reminisced about their college years.

The center, located in Griffin House on West Campus, gives out free condoms, dental dams and lubricant.