Indigenomicon: Book Launch and Conversation featuring author Jodi Byrd in conversation with Courtney Lewis Join RISE-US (the Research for Indigenous Studies & Engagement in the United States program) and the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch and conversation event featuring author Jodi Byrd and RISE-US director Courtney Lewis. Professor Byrd’s new book, “Indigenomicon: […]

Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz–Smith for a conversation with Mike Wiley how the arts can bridge the past and present — and bring communities together. Through performances that bring the drama of American history to life — whether escapes from slavery, devastating acts of racial violence, or civil rights struggles […]

Join MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts candidate and Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow April Fan for an exhibit opening, reception and artist's talk in the Fredric Jameson Gallery in the Friedl Building. Who Owns the Mushroom? Between Extraction and Relation In Mengku, Yunnan, a mountain region in southwest China, July’s rain saturates the earth, and […]

Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Kenan LLC for Ethics and the Professions, an event series that invites professionals into an intimate, open-ended, student-facilitated conversation about how they navigate ethical issues in their field. Our first guest is Todd Singleton E'98, whose 25-year career in software technology includes leadership roles in engineering and […]

A Conference Hosted By Democracy and Politics of American Higher Education A Project of the Kenan Institute for Ethics Co-Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges and Universities & the Provost's Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry & Belonging at Duke University   As illiberalism gains ground across the globe—challenging democratic norms, curtailing academic freedom, and […]