On August 7, 1925, nine months after James B. Duke’s $6 million gift turned Trinity College into Duke University, Sybil Flowers, the daughter of the university’s Vice President, plunged a shovel into ...

As dean of Trinity College, White helped advance undergraduate education A reception for family, colleagues and friends of the late Richard White will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the ...

George Wall was my great-great-grandfather, and his legacy at Duke outlives the university. He was born into slavery, ...

In the early 1900s, Trinity College – now, Duke University – was a small regional college. Now, with the endowment’s support, Duke is considered one of the best universities in the nation.