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Academic Life

Academic Life

EDUCATION IN ACTION

At Duke, you’ll be surrounded by some of the world’s brightest minds. But you won’t just be studying among them—you’ll be working with them. After all, the world’s toughest problems won’t be solved by isolated individuals but rather through interdisciplinary exploration, unconventional thinking, and serious collaboration.

In and Out of the Classroom

Spaces that Inspire

At Duke, there’s no shortage of innovative and inspiring places for our students to explore, study, and collaborate.

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The Link and the Edge

These expansive and flexible campus facilities include collaborative study spaces, classrooms, and seminar rooms equipped with whiteboards and the latest technology to help promote interdisciplinary, team-based, and data-driven research at Duke. Students can easily reserve spaces.

The Rubenstein Arts Center

The Rubenstein Arts Center is a hub for artistic production at Duke—serving as the arts venue for Home to Dance, the Arts of the Moving Image, and Duke’s student-run radio station, WXDU 88.7 FM. This 70,000-square-foot building includes multipurpose studios, seminar classrooms, a makerspace, lounge, theater, and more.

Innovation Co-Lab

The Innovation Co-Lab, which houses cutting-edge tools such as 3-D printing, VR, and biometrical analysis, fosters creativity and helps students explore how new and emerging technologies can fundamentally reshape the research, academic, and service missions of the university.

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Learning Spaces

Duke Link

The Edge

Rubenstein Arts Center

Rubenstein Library

Innovation Co-Lab

Mentorship and Support

Where Education Gets Personal

With an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio and countless opportunities to nurture personal connections, Duke faculty often evolve from teachers into mentors, advisors, and friends.

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Flunching

FACULTY + LUNCH = FLUNCH

Every Duke student is allotted $70 per semester to invite a faculty member to dine with them at various locations around campus to help establish lasting relationships that might not have developed in the classroom. For the 2020-2021 school year, FLUNCH has been replaced with VLearn.
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Provost Sally Kornbluth dines with students Provost Sally Kornbluth dines with students

Duke Conversations

A CATALYST FOR MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE

This student-led organization connects faculty and students through a series of informal dinners hosted by faculty members in their homes to create a dynamic community characterized by spirited discussion.
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Duke undergraduate student Andrew Carlins posing with refugee Faustin Duke undergraduate student Andrew Carlins posing with refugee Faustin

Collaboration story

“ALWAYS SAY YES”

How a professor’s advice changed the trajectory of one student’s college experience.
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Academic Resources

THE SUPPORT YOU NEED TO THRIVE

Duke’s Academic Resource Center (ARC) offers academic support and guidance for every undergraduate. Programs and services include learning consultations, tutoring and study groups, and LD/ADHD support.
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Academic Support

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