College Choice Ranks Duquesne No. 16 Best Online Master’s in Nursing
Duquesne has again been recognized by independent college search and rankings website College Choice, which has ranked the University at No. 16 among its 2016 Best Online Master’s Programs in Nursing....
View ArticlePanel to Discuss Abrahamic Religions and Conflict in the Middle East
For its 2016 Symposium on Inter-religious Dialogue, Duquesne’s Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue will present a panel discussion that will address the current religious conflict in the Middle...
View ArticleGrant Deadline Extended for Community-Engaged Learning Collaborations
The application deadline for the Community-Engaged Pathway Grants has been extended to Monday, March 14. Up to eight teams, each composed of at least six members, will be selected in this first year of...
View ArticleLibermann Lenten Luncheons to Share Faculty and Students’ Acts of Mercy
The Libermann Lenten Luncheon series will continue to explore the corporal works of mercy theme by delving into its many possibilities and forms as demonstrated by members of the campus community. Dr....
View ArticleDiscussions of Gender and Culture at Center of Women’s History Month Events
The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, along with other departments, will present several campus events that will explore the compelling intersections of gender and culture to commemorate March as...
View ArticleScreening of ‘The True Cost’ to Wrap Up Human Rights Film Series
The True Cost, a documentary that explores the human costs associated with the fashion industry, will conclude the 2016 Human Rights Film Series, which has focused on the theme Silence to Solidarity....
View ArticlePublic Invited to Uptown Eco-Innovation District Open House Launch Party
During the past year, Duquesne University has been working with the City of Pittsburgh and other key stakeholders as part of a planning process to develop the Uptown Eco-Innovation District. This...
View ArticleRare Early Edition of Renaissance Poetry Donated to Gumberg Library
A rare and valuable edition of Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, a landmark work in English literature, now resides at Gumberg Library, not just to be viewed under glass, but also to be used as a...
View ArticleInaugural Duquesne Day of Giving a Success
More than 1,000 gifts from donors and a total of $109,122 raised made the inaugural Duquesne Day of Giving a success. “We were very pleased to see the response of our alumni, staff, parents and friends...
View ArticleNew School of Education Dean Named
Dr. Cindy M. Walker has been named dean of the School of Education effective Monday, Aug. 1. She will succeed Dr. Olga Welch, who is retiring after serving as dean of education since 2005. Dr. Cindy M....
View ArticleThe ‘Times’ Goes on Spring Break
The ‘Times’ will not publish on Wednesday, March 2, due to the University’s Spring Break. Publication will resume on Wednesday, March 9.
View ArticleAre There Symbols of Faith in ‘Harry Potter’? Artistic Imagination Series...
Discover how the imagery used in the Harry Potter books can relate to questions of religious belief and truth-seeking at Faith and Reason at Hogwarts: Harry Potter and Christian Intellectual Tradition,...
View ArticleDarwin Evolves into an App, Readers Control Outcome of Science-based eBook
A mobile app that essentially channels Charles Darwin and an interactive ebook focused on sleep—both developed at Duquesne—have each received a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award for Spring 2016. The...
View ArticleOffice of Public Affairs Scores Higher Education Advertising Awards
The Office of Public Affairs received four awards in the Higher Education Marketing Report’s Annual Educational Advertising Awards contest. Winners in the 31st awards competition included the...
View ArticleThe HCEF Recognizes Duquesne Professor’s Years of Volunteering
The Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF) recently honored a McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts professor with an award to recognize his many years of volunteering for the...
View ArticleParking Office and DU Card Center Merge to Improve Service, Consolidate Space
The Office of Parking and Traffic Management has merged with the DU Card Center to form the Office of Parking and DU Card Services. This new office was created to improve the efficiency of staff and...
View ArticleMandela Washington Fellowship to Bring 25 Young African Leaders to Duquesne
Duquesne is the only institution in Pennsylvania to be chosen as one of just 13 institutions nationwide to host young African fellows in civic leadership as part of the summer Mandela Washington...
View ArticleRedesigned Entrepreneurship Program Prepares Students for Futures Inside...
The conventional view limits entrepreneurship to launching and growing your own business. Beginning this fall, the redesigned entrepreneurship program in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business will...
View ArticleWoodrow Wilson Fellow to Share Expertise on Tibet, China during Campus Visit
Filmmaker, journalist and professor Dr. Lee Feigon will be in residence at Duquesne from Monday, March 14, through Friday, March 18. He is the University’s first Woodrow Wilson Fellow from the Council...
View ArticleNursing Receives Funds from Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare
The School of Nursing will be able to fund the scholarship of four of its doctoral nursing students in 2016 and 2017 thanks to a $40,000-grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare....
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