The following policy applies generally to materials on the Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS) website, unless otherwise specified on particular web pages.
The materials on this website have been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. You may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this website without prior permission for these non-commercial purposes, on the (…)
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The cover of ‘A Mind at Peace’
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar’s A Mind at Peace, originally published in 1949, has been described as “a magnum opus, a Turkish Ulysses, and a lyrical homage to Istanbul,” but until now, it has only been enjoyed by those with a command of Turkish.
With the support of the Duke University Center for International Studies, Erdağ Göknar, Assistant (…)
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The Duke University Center for International Studies’ inaugural Inaugural Reading List, of books, movies and other works that would deepen our understanding of the cultural, philosophical and historical roots of the critical global issues, has been quite the hit, having been the top story on Duke’s internal news page, Duke Today, on January 28th, as well as a display in (…)
art, Barack Obama, culture, democracy, diplomacy, Duke University, economics, globalization, governance, human rights, In the News, Inauguration, international studies
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The Duke University Center for International Studies’ recently revamped and redesigned website has been featured as the inaugural WordPress Showcase website. WordPress describes the Showcase as:
…a display of some of the best and brightest WordPress users, who are using it to do a whole lot more than blog.
Suffice it to say, we’re honored and thrilled.
If we’ve made a positive impression, (…)
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Stephen R. Kelly recently assumed the role of U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence at Duke, and will be seeking out those students interested in careers formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policy.
Kelly, a 26-year career Senior Foreign Service Officer, will be a resource for Duke students and faculty interested in internships, scholarships, fellowships or general advice on a diplomatic (…)
about DUCIS, democracy, diplomacy, Diplomat in Residence, Duke University, Europe, foreign policy, globalization, governance, North America, steve kelly
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Like most website operators, the Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. DUCIS‘ purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how DUCIS‘ visitors use its (…)
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Welcome to the new website of the Duke Center for International Studies (DUCIS). The Center’s mission is to promote international knowledge at Duke and beyond Duke. We hope that you will find this web site to be useful in that endeavor. If you have any suggestions for improving the site, please let us know.
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