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There has been considerable debate recently about the proposed Combined Heat and Power project (CHP), which would be a joint effort between Duke Energy and Duke University. We appreciate the public’s interest in the proposal and want to take a moment to address some of the questions around this project.
When I arrived at Duke, I faced a challenge every freshman knows: I had to decorate a bare room. Luckily, I got to know the University archivist, who made copies of some great materials. Since then, the president’s office has been adorned with a photo of West Campus as a construction site, with a belching locomotive hauling in stones for the just-started buildings. I have a hand-written 1921 letter from President Few to James B. Duke, sketching out how tiny Trinity College could be transformed into a world-class research university. I also have the terse reply Mr. Duke telegraphed: “Show me the plans.”
John Hope Franklin had a genius for friendship. He was a wonderful raconteur, freely sharing his vast repository of experience, but he didn't dwell in the past. He was always right there, present in the living moment, with his acuity and vast curiosity fully engaged.
The following is an excerpt from President Richard Brodhead's convocation address to freshmen, delivered in the Chapel Wednesday:
I am distressed by the news reported in Wednesday's Chronicle that a Duke student and her family in China have been subjected to attacks as a result of the student's participation at a rally last week at Duke. Physical intimidation is the antithesis of reason, and there can be no justification for such attacks.
The following is an excerpt from President Richard Brodhead's convocation address to freshmen, delivered in the Chapel Wednesday:
I have now received the report of the Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee. It is the result of 10 months of intensive work by faculty, students, alumni and administrators led by Vice Provost and Dean of Trinity College Robert Thompson (chair) and Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta (vice-chair). I am grateful to the committee, as well as to the President's Council chaired by former trustees Roy Bostock and Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, for providing advice on the report's recommendations.
This is an excerpt from President Richard Brodhead's Letter to the Duke Community Monday.>
This fall your president has been on the receiving end of gifts exceeding $100 million. Since I've spent most of my life as a teacher, taking in such sums has not been an everyday occurrence for me, and in case you wonder, I will tell you: This work is hugely fun! But what really delights me is that these gifts were made for what I regard as the best of causes, to support financial aid. Let me explain why securing permanent support for aid is so critical for Duke right now.
