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Duke's Focus Program for first-year students provides clusters of courses designed around an interdisciplinary theme. Topics for study include the cognitive sciences, ethics and global citizenship, genomics, knowledge in the service of society, global health, international politics, contemporary and medieval cultures and social ideals. Focus faculty come from academic departments in Arts & Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering and are leading researchers in their fields.


 


    • Sally Liu

Sally Liu, Arts and Contemporary Society Marshall Scholar, Class of 2009

FOCUS broadened my understanding of a completely new area: the arts. As a premed student and biology major, I was more comfortable with cell cultures than with creative writing. Being in FOCUS stretched me and challenged me, providing me with a transformative learning experience thanks… Read More...

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    • Ibrim Maali

Ibrahim Maali, Power of Ideas and Muslim Cultures Class of 2012

"Coming into Duke, I was unsure about how the FOCUS program would affect my transition to college life. It was easily the best decision I made in my career thus far. I loved having all of my classmates living with me in the same dorm… Read More...

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Lauren Jarvis

As a freshman arriving at Duke in 2001, I simply could not know how significant my experiences in the *Humanitarian Challenges at Home and Abroad* Focus Cluster would be for my future academic and career choices. In Focus, I took courses that allowed me to… Read More...

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Director of the Focus Program

Edna Andrews: 

321B Languages Building

Campus Box 90259

Phone: (919) 660-3142, (919) 660-3140

Fax: (919) 660-3141

Senior Program Coordinator

Pam Riley:

227 Academic Advising Center

Campus Box 90697

Phone: (919) 684-9371

Fax: (919) 684-4515

Staff Specialist

Mekisha Mebane:

225 Academic Advising Center

Campus Box 90697

Phone: (919) 684-9370

Fax: (919) 684-4515

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