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When Universities are the “Enemy”: Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy, and the Future of American Higher Education

“The Universities are the Enemy” was the title of J.D. Vance’s speech at the National Conservatism Conference in 2021. Three years later, Vance is on the Republican presidential ticket. What does it mean for GOP leaders to call the nation’s institutions of learning and research enemies of the nation? This webinar will explore the complex […]

In Her Hands: Women Cultivating North Carolina’s Land – Exhibit Opening and Artist’s Talk

Kenan Institute for Ethics, West Duke Building, East Campus, Duke University

What does it mean to be a woman working in agriculture? In Her Hands: Women Cultivating North Carolina’s Land explores this question through the documentation of the harvest and people of four farms where conscientious farming practices and intentional investments in education are shaping the future of farming. Through experimental imaging and documentary photography, Bren Vienrich-Felling invites viewers […]

The Ethics of Now with Rev. Dr. William Barber II

Hayti Heritage Center 804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham, NC, United States

On the heels of the general election, join host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II about countering the politics of rage with a moral policy that prioritizes love, truth, and strategically reaching for higher ground. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is among the nation’s most significant moral and […]

Changing Same: The Cold-Blooded Murder of Booker T. Spicely

Brody Theater 5 Brodie Gym Drive, Durham, NC, United States

On July 8th, 1944, Private Booker T. Spicely was headed back home to Camp Butner after enjoying an evening in the Hayti neighborhood of Durham. He was unaware it would be his last. In the darkness of that night, he would become yet another victim of Jim Crow “justice.”