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Bria Rochelle preaches in Goodson Chapel at Duke Divinity School

Duke Divinity School Receives Grant for $1 Million to Strengthen Preaching Program

The grant from the Lilly Endowment's Compelling Preaching Initiative will help launch the Transformative Preaching Lab to prepare theologically informed and culturally competent preachers.

Patrick Smith Named 2023 Fellow in the ACC Academic Leadership Network

Fellows from all ACC institutions will meet throughout the year to engage with peers across the ACC and discuss academic leadership and issues in higher education.

Karen Westerfield Tucker, M.Div. '79) Receives Berakah Award

Tucker, M.Div. '79, is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious award presented by the North American Academy of Liturgy to liturgical scholars and practitioners in recognition of distinguished contribution to the profession.

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Faculty Garner Awards and Recognition

Duke Divinity faculty have been recognized in 2021–22 with awards, grants, and media influence.

Patrick Smith Receives the 2022 Pellegrino Award

Patrick Smith received the award at Samford University's 2022 Healthcare Ethics and Law Conference, which aims to encourage dialogue about pressing health care and law issues.

Student Exhibition at Duke Chapel Depicts Saints, Past and Present

Divinity School student Rebekah Schultz is this year’s C. Eric Lincoln Fellow in Theology and Art.

Luke Bretherton Appointed Visiting Professor at St. Mellitus College

Professor Bretherton will continue his roles as Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology and senior fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke while he takes on his new role in London in September.

Wilson Appointed to Lead Duke World Food Policy Center in July 2022

Norbert Wilson, professor of food, economics and community in the Divinity School, will become the new director of the World Food Policy Center and also professor of public policy in the Sanford School.

Quinton Dixie Understands the Value of a Cultural Legacy

The professor of Christian history and Black Church studies wants the church to use its resources to shape communities.

Stanley Hauerwas Given Lifetime Achievement Award

The award recognizes outstanding, sustained, and substantive contributions of the recipient that have advanced the field of Christian ethics.

New Fellowship Program for Students Pursuing Certificate in Black Church Studies or Latinx Studies

Twelve new full-tuition fellowships will support residential Master of Divinity degree program students who pursue a certificate in Black Church Studies or Latinx Studies.

Duke Divinity School to Expand Access to Theological Education with Grant of Nearly $1 Million

The grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc, part of their Pathways for Tomorrow initiative, will support the Hybrid Master of Divinity program and other flexible programs to deliver theological education, including Divinity+.

Duke Divinity Hosts International Dialogue Between Catholics and Baptists

The meeting was part of a series of conversations between the Baptist World Alliance and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.