Signature Events

• Living While Black: In June 2020, Duke Faculty Advancement held an online event with a distinguished group of speakers from our Black community at Duke. Faculty scholars discussed the background, dimensions and impact of racism and racist policies and structures. Students and staff shared their perspectives and insights. We also discussed actionable steps to move forward. This was a first step to fully engage all members of our community to consider new ways to advance Duke’s goals toward achieving racial justice and equity. Watch the videos: Session 1: How Did We Get Here?; Session 2: Being Black in America; Session 3: Being Black at Duke; and Session 4: How Do We Move Forward?
• The History of Violence Against Asian Americans: Moderated by Nayoung Aimee Kwon, a panel discussion featured presentations on the historical context of anti-Asian violence from Eileen Chow, Esther Kim Lee and Susan Thananopavarn. The March 2021 event attracted more than 670 Duke faculty, staff and students. Watch the video (Duke NetID required) and read the article.

Workshops

• Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on the Academic Progress of Underrepresented Faculty
• Actualizing Racial Equity Throughout the Faculty Hiring Process
• Supporting Your BIPOC Faculty Colleagues: Guidance for Senior Faculty, Chairs, and Deans
• Revisiting Mentorship: Strategies for BIPOC Early Career Faculty

• 10 Duke-Authored Books on Black History
• American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan
• Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
• Black Man in White Coat by Damon Tweedy
• Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story by Timothy B. Tyson
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress by Joseph Winters (Duke University)
• Ivory and Ebony Towers: Race Relations in Higher Education by Charles Vert Willie
• Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
• The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude M. Steele

For a more comprehensive list of books, please see the Duke Libraries racial equity resources and the Duke African and African American Studies book list.