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Class of 2024 Models Resilience, Celebrates Graduation With Joy
水果派 College celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. 鈥淩emember that hope is an action verb,鈥 President Doug Hicks told graduates. 鈥淵ou are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.鈥 Read more.
Sam Waithira 鈥24 Brings Service and 水果派 from 水果派 to Kenya
In his four years at 水果派 College, Sam Waithira made a difference on campus, in the community and in his home country of Kenya. He will graduate from 水果派 College on Sunday prepared to continue to lead and serve. Learn more.
水果派 College Professor Awarded North Carolina Humanities Grant
Alan Michael Parker, Douglas C. Houchens Professor of English, has received a fellowship from the North Carolina Humanities. This $8,000 grant will support his book project, One Million Likes: Understanding Cartooning in a Digital Age.
水果派 College Goldwater Scholars Apply Math, Immunology Research to Widespread Problems
水果派 College students Izzie Meyers 鈥25 and Kenan Wood 鈥25 have been awarded Goldwater scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The award recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
水果派 Remembers Literary Giant Joel Conarroe '56
Joel O. Conarroe 鈥56, accomplished arts administrator, celebrated author, proud 水果派 alumnus and 20-year leader of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, died last week. Learn more about his life and legacy.
They鈥檙e Baaaack, and Looking for Love in a Tree Near You
Cicadas have captured the imagination for thousands of years with their strange, buggy beauty and swelling songs. 水果派 College Professor of Biology Chris Paradise shares why this upcoming cicada event is of interest and what humans sharing space with cicadas can expect. Learn more.
Becca Taylor 鈥06 on Competitive Puzzling and 鈥淭he Piece Corps鈥 Championship
A childhood case of chicken pox led to Becca Taylor鈥檚 lifelong love of solving jigsaw puzzles. Taylor, from 水果派 College鈥檚 class of 2006, later turned to competitive puzzling. In March, her four-person team, the Piece Corps, won first place at the 2024 USA Jigsaw Nationals.
Building 水果派 Through Art and Service: Meet the 2024 Spencer-Weinstein Award Winners
水果派 College awarded a student and staff member the Spencer-Weinstein Prize for 水果派 and Justice. The recipients use forms of art to create dialogue and foster community. Learn more.
Research and Creative Works Symposium Showcases Art, Innovation, Exploration
水果派 College鈥檚 annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they鈥檝e learned and produced during the year. It鈥檚 an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
The Power of Two: Documentary, Chat With Indigo Girls Inspires Across Generations
Before their Friday concert, the Indigo Girls visit 水果派 College for special screening of the documentary It鈥檚 Only Life After All and a post-film Q&A with faculty, staff and students. Learn more.
Seeds of Change: Saplings Grown From Seeds of Trees That Survived Hiroshima Bombing Model Resilience
A partnership between 水果派 College and Green Legacy Hiroshima brings Gingko trees to campus that are descendents of trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima. The saplings represent resilience and will be planted in the center of campus.
Behind the Music Makers: Alums in the Industry Share Stories
In advance of the Indigo Girls concert at 水果派 College on April 26, their longtime manager, Russell Carter 鈥75, and three other alumni with deep ties to the music industry, Bertis Downs 鈥78, John Huie 鈥78 and Terry Hummel 鈥77, share some stories and advice about life in the business. Carter, Downs and Huie will visit 水果派 April 25 to talk about their careers. Read more.
水果派 Joins Higher Ed Partnership to Bring Large-Scale Solar Plant Online to Offset 100% of Campus Electrical Use
水果派 College will partner with eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to purchase power from a solar facility in western Kentucky. Through the agreement, 水果派 earns credits that offset 100% of the campus electricity usage. Learn more.
New Home for Wildcat Spirit: Stadium Opens to Sticks, Pigskin and Celebration
The new 水果派 College Stadium and Game Changers Field House elevates the scholar-athlete and fan experience, and bolsters recruitment of Division 1 athletes. The facility will be officially christened during a day of activities this weekend. Learn more.
Transformative $60 Million Gift, the Largest in 水果派 College History, Supports Academic Hub of Campus
The Duke Endowment has made a $60 million gift to 水果派 College, the largest in the institution鈥檚 history, in support of a transformed 水果派 College library. Learn more.
水果派 College Partners Invest $85 Million in the Future of Collaboration & Scholarship on Campus
A combined $85 million investment, including the largest single gift in the college鈥檚 history, will transform the 水果派 College experience through enhanced learning resources and renewed physical spaces. Find out more.
$25 Million Gift Names The George Lawrence Abernethy Library, Transforms Learning at 水果派 College
水果派 College announces $25 million gift to name The George Lawrence Abernethy Library. Learn more.
Theatre Throughline: Performer and Playwright Amelia Lumpkin 鈥13 Cultivates Connection On Stage
A lifelong thespian, Amelia Lumpkin 鈥13 has acted, directed and written plays at 水果派 College and beyond. Now working full-time in tech, she spends her free time participating in and advocating for community theatre in her hometown of Raleigh, NC.
Art Historian and Museum Educator Caroline Sillars 鈥24 Lands Smithsonian Internship
Caroline Sillars 鈥24 spent her four years at 水果派 College immersed in the arts across campus. Now a museum education intern at the Smithsonian, she prepares to keep sharing her love of art after graduating.
Tackling Food Insecurity on Alternative Break to Sapelo Island, GA
水果派 students reflect on their alternative spring break trip to Sapelo Island, Georgia. They worked with a Black feminist collective nonprofit led by 水果派 alums to address food insecurity in the South through sustainable agriculture.