University Scholars Program

07/22/2025

This is one of three letters that Unis worked on in support of continuing the USP’s mission, out in this morning (link in bio and story). It’s not something we were asked to do, but rather something we were called to do to preserve the program we know and love. Two months after the initial VSIP offer, we remain committed to supporting Tori in whatever way we can and fighting for USP to continue receiving adequate support for its initiatives. If you’re with us on this, please let administration know. Signed, students and alumni of the USP.

06/04/2025

05/06/2025

USP Graduation Brunch at the Nasher Art Museum with Clara Howell, Ashleigh Harlow, Devon Carter, Adriana Stohn, Kulsoom Rizavi, Bianca Ingram, Zach Berens, Zeinab Mukhtar, and Damon Daniels

05/02/2025

Biannual USP book club is back!

11/19/2024

Wow. Just wow.

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

10/10/2024

Issues with revised FAFSA rollout persist into second year, impacting hundreds of thousands.

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

09/12/2024

Duke joins STARS network to reach out to rural areas:

Duke Joins National Network Promoting Higher Ed in Overlooked Rural Areas STARS College Network expands information about higher ed opportunities Image Students reading at a rural high school. Photo rights through Unsplash Caption Close Image Students reading at a rural high school. Photo rights thr...

08/07/2024

The billionaire philanthropist is turning 60, striking out on her own and getting political.

07/17/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Imari Smith for successfully defending her dissertation - a joint degree in Public Policy and Sociology! For those who attended her flash talk last year at our USP seminar, Imari focuses on health disparities and discrimination across intersectional identities throughout the lifespan.

06/24/2024

2024 marks 25 years of University Scholars! The first group of students started in 1999! Here's a throwback photo to a gathering in 2000.

06/14/2024

USP alum bey posted this article on NC Newsline:

Duke has undermined its commitment to DEI by cutting race-conscious scholarships and changing the notification timeline for merit-based aid

04/21/2024

Two University Scholars, Ashleigh Butgereit Harlow (cover and story on "PhD Students Advancing Health Equity" - Ashleigh is featured on pp 25-26) and Harper Hornaday (p. 13) featured in Duke Nursing Magazine's spring issue:

Read 2024 Spring Duke Nursing Vol 20 by DUSON Communications on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!