Finding Common Ground in the Middle East

Mbaye Lo has been appointed director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center and Duke University Middle East Studies Center, effective Aug. 1. Lo, a professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern studies and international comparative studies, will se...

“I was promised cherry blossoms if I came to Tokyo,” joked Professor Peter Feaver on a chilly March Friday to a room full of alumni and two dozen traveling Duke students who had just spent a week in Japan filled with immersive learning. The students re...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, saw a fair share of controversy during his papacy as he sought to bring in some measured reforms of the church, address past scandals and speak out on challenging cultural issues.But Duke theology professor Pete...