Highlights:
For the first time, all
sophomores
lived in West Campus
dormitories—part of a new plan designed to enhance the
second-year residential experience. Lectures, weekly
dinners and a majors fair were among the new programs
implemented to build community and make the most of the
shared living experience for the Class of 2005.
The
Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy was
launched as part of Duke’s genomics initiative.
Debates, forums and lectures were held before and
during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Professors of Political
Science Peter Feaver and
Robert Keohane and Sanford Institute
of Public Policy Director Bruce Jentleson were among the
faculty frequently quoted in national news media on issues
relating to the war.
A new FOCUS (First-Year Opportunity for Comprehensive,
Unified Study) Program, “Religion, Conflict and Identity in
the Modern Middle East,” was taught by faculty from Asian
and African Languages and Literature, Cultural Anthropology
and History.
Awards and recognition:
Dave Chokshi T'03 and
Jacob Foster T'03 were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.
Melanie Wood T'03 became the first U.S. woman
to finish in the top five in the William Lowell Putnam
Mathematical Competition.
David Arthur T'04 won the 2003 Sun Microsystems
and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge as the world's best
college programmer.
Professor of Statistics James O. Berger was
elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Professor
of Religion E.P. Sanders and Professor of Law and
Public Policy Studies
Joel L. Fleishman were elected
to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty and staff appointments:
Thirty-two new faculty were recruited to Arts & Sciences,
including Albert Chang (physics and nanoscience),
Harris Cooper (chair of education),
Sherman James
(public policy studies) and
Wendy Wood (psychology).
Three new Bass professorships were named:
Sarah Beckwith,
Marcello Lotti Professor of English;
Michael Gillespie,
Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor of
Political Science; and
Michael Reed, Bishop-MacDermott
Family Professor of Mathematics.
Jerry Oster was appointed communications director.
School statistics:
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences comprised 5,322
students from 50 states and 51 countries. Nearly 12
percent of the students were Asian-American and another
12 percent were African-American. International students
made up 7 percent of the total; leading countries of
origin were Canada, Turkey, India, South Korea,
Singapore and the United Kingdom.
Major gifts:
- Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy:
$1 million from David M. Rubinstein T’70;
$1 million from Coca-Cola to name the media
center for trustee emeritus Susan Bennett King W’62
- Bass FOCUS Challenge: $500,000 from Kenneth W.
Hubbard T’65 and Victoria Dauphinot; $250,000
from Douglas Leone and Patricia Perkins-Leone P’04
- Need-based financial aid: Bruce A. Karsh T’77,
two $500,000 gifts, bringing the Martha and Bruce
Karsh Scholarship Fund and the Karsh Family
International Scholarship Fund to $1.5 million each
