On February 17, just under 200 First-Generation/Low-Income students, alumni, faculty, and staff came together for our 2nd Annual Duke First Resilience Dinner. It was an evening of good food, shared experiences, amazing connections, and exciting raffle prizes.

The application for the 2023 Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is live! The program will be held in person at Duke the week of June 12-16. Please spread the word about the applications that are due on April 15: https://duke.is/8w8yv

Applications for REACH Equity Summer Undergraduate Research Program (RESURP) are open- RESURP is an 8-week summer program for rising junior and senior undergraduate students.

Are you interested in connecting as a community to support fellow Black Duke PT alumni and students?   Are you interested in building deep and meaningful professional and social relationships with fellow Black alumni?  Do you want to engage with Duke DPT to maximize the success of current and future Black alumni?  If you are interested in connecting with fellow Black Duke PT alumni, Black students, and the Duke DPT community, please send an email to

Many people credit college with saving them, but Duke actually saved Chasity Boyce's life when she was a baby.  She was born in High Point, but was airlifted to Duke, where doctors were able to diagnois and treat her. Boyce grew up determined to attend Duke and to give back to her community and to her college. https://sanford.duke.edu/story/chasity-boyce-pps06-duke-saved-my-life/

We were excited to host 18 students on campus and 70+ student

If you haven't already done so, please sign up for this year's hybrid mentorship event the evening of Wednesday, June 29- there will be a space to indicate your availbaility for both in-person and Zoom: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ai0lPNwxRXhXVjg

The University of Pittsburgh African American Alumni Council will guide an important exchange next Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 7pm ET. 

We look forward to supporting a conversation about the following: 

The application for the 2022 Hybrid Summer Discovery Program is now live- click here for the application and spread the word to any interested undergraduate students.

The application for the 2022 Hybrid Summer Discovery Program is now live- click here for the application and spread the word to any interested undergraduate students. A cohort of 20 students will be chosen to attend the live experience this summer, and we will have an additional virtual program for other applicants.

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On Tuesday, September 14, our Duke Asian Alumni Alliance (DAAA), Duke Black Alumni (DBA), Duke University Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association (DUHLAA), and 

Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

We still live in times where the struggle for human rights continues. All individuals deserve to be protected against discrimination, human rights violations and basic indecency. All people regardless of background should be respected and their rights protected.

The Duke Asian Alumni Alliance (DAAA), Duke Black Alumni (DBA), Duke University Hispanic/Latino American Association (DUHLAA), Duke LGBTQ+ Network, and

Nika Duan is an investor at Emerson Collective, a social change organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs that invests in mission-driven companies across all stages, including companies like Guild Education, Chime, SpaceX, and Axios.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voting is state-by-state and county-by-county exercise. You should visit your state or county Board of Elections websites for information on voting where you live.

DBA also offers other resources below to help you navigate the voting process. Remember to make a plan and vote early! It is important that everyone have a say in our Democracy.

How do you launch and produce a current affairs podcast in 2020… you adapt. A lot.

The Duke Black Alumni (DBA) LinkedIn group is a new professional multicultural community connect

On Thursday, July 2, Duke Black Alumni (DBA) partnered with the Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS) and Duke’s world-class faculty to offer the first lecture of a virtual series on race and inequity in America.

Check out this new initiative, Call + Response, a program for Black/African-American students graduating college this year (2020) with an Associate's or Bachelor's in political science, government affairs, international relations or other related majors. 

Each week, Mark Anthony Neal, chair of Duke’s Department of African & African American Studies sits down with artists, political figures and academics for conversations about studying the African-American experience in the long-running “Left of Black” interview series.

“It’s really a deep dig into what’s going on in black studies, particularly around issues of culture, gender, sexuality and the arts,” Neal said.