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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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Norbert Wilson Selected President-Elect of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

Wilson, professor of food, economics, and community, will begin his term in August.

New Duke Divinity Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric Steps into Office

In July, new Duke Divinity Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric and Vice Dean for Faculty C. Kavin Rowe began their terms of leadership after appointments by Duke University Provost Sally Kornbluth.

Duke Divinity Announces New Certificate in Latinx Studies

The certificate will help prepare students for ministry in Hispanic/Latinx churches and communities in the U.S.

Duke Divinity Announces New Certificate in Worship

Duke Divinity announces a new Certificate in Worship in response to listening sessions on racial justice and cultural competency.

Bishop Arichea, Bible Scholar, dies at 87

Bishop Daniel C. Arichea Jr., Duke M.R.E. '60, Ph.D. '65, was a visionary leader in the United Methodist Church and also taught at Duke as bishop in residence.

Stephen Chapman Named Barclay Fellow

Stephen B. Chapman has been named the William Barclay Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Biblical Studies for 2021-22 at the University of Glasgow.

Michael Vazquez, MTS '20, Named Faith Leader to Watch

Vazquez, director of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Religion and Faith Program, was named one of "21 Faith Leaders To Watch in 2021" by the Center for American Progress.

Black Churches and Green Funerals

Green funeral and burial practices can be part of the Black Church tradition, aesthetics, and sensitivity to ecological justice, argues Duke Divinity D.Min. candidate Sequola Collins.

Celebrating the 2021 Graduates of Duke Divinity School

Reflections and events mark the end of their extraordinary journey.

Duke Divinity Announces Three New Faculty Will Join the School

Three new faculty members will build on the strengths of Duke Divinity School in the history of Christianity and add gifts and expertise in denominational and Latinx theology.