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The Allen Building Takeover: The second founding of Duke University

(02/13/24 5:00am)

Author’s Note: Feb. 13, 2024 marks the 55th anniversary of the Allen Building Takeover by members of the Duke Afro-American Society, an event that President Price has described as “one of the most pivotal moments in our university’s history.”  Duke describes its Centennial as “a historic opportunity to recognize Duke’s extraordinary past, communicate the impact of the present and look toward the potential of Duke’s future.” How will the Duke Centennial acknowledge and celebrate the Black students whose protest changed the school forever?       

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/021324-segal-allen-building-anniversary

Government on campus: Then and now

(12/07/20 5:00am)

Since this past summer, historically white universities throughout the nation have sought to reckon with their long history of anti-Black racism. At Duke, president Vincent Price committed to taking “transformative action now toward eliminating the systems of racism and inequality that have shaped the lived experiences of too many members of the Duke community.” Likewise, at Princeton, President Christopher Eisgruber acknowledged that “racist assumptions from the past . . . remain embedded in structures of the university itself.”

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/12/government-on-campus-then-and-now

Who pays for racial equity?

(07/24/20 4:00am)

On June 17, 2020, Duke president Vincent Price committed the university to taking “transformative action now toward eliminating the systems of racism and inequality that have shaped the lived experiences of too many members of the Duke community.” He acknowledged that in the past Duke had “often not fully embraced” its mission “to be agents of progress in advancing racial equity and justice.” Now, he said, it was time for the university to take a series of bold and specific actions that would “resolutely turn [Duke’s] attention toward the mission of anti-racism.” Although addressing issues that had confronted the university since the Sixties, Price’s words conveyed a new urgency and intent.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/07/who-pays-for-racial-equity-antiracism

The more things change...

(07/08/20 4:00am)

On June 16, 2020. Duke’s Black students, faculty and staff spoke out about racism at the university during an all-day event called “Living While Black.” Held by videoconference, more than 6300 members of the Duke community attended. Soon thereafter, Duke president Vincent Price committed the university to taking “transformative action now toward eliminating the systems of racism and inequality that have shaped the lived experiences of too many members of the Duke community.” He acknowledged that Duke had “often not fully embraced” its mission “to be agents of progress in advancing racial equity and justice.” Price outlined a series of bold and specific actions that would “resolutely turn [Duke’s] attention toward the mission of anti-racism." Although addressing issues that had confronted the university since the Sixties, Price’s words conveyed new urgency in both tone and substance.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/07/the-more-things-change-student-activism-racism-price