What has Duke done to improve the relationship between students and the Durham community?
The Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, begun in the mid-1990s, has generated more than $12 million for programs aimed at improving the quality of life in the neighborhoods closest to campus and boosting student achievement in the public schools that serve those neighborhoods. More than 75 percent of students perform some community service while at Duke — contributing more than 100,000 hours each year — through the Neighborhood Partnership, Community Service Center and service-learning courses.
