Duke Divinity Alumni

Jeremy Gilmore (D'13), director of Spiritual Care at WakeMed, has ranked among this year’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards winners. Congratulations to this Blue Devil! tinyurl.com/mr2pukwc

Davidson College Trustees unanimously named Douglas A. Hicks the college's 19th president, effective 1 August. President-elect Hicks is the current dean of Oxford College of Emory University and a Duke Divinity alum. Congratulations to this Blue Devil! tinyurl.com/575chrw7

@DukeU awarded 24 new distinguished professorships, including the Moody Smith Distinguished Professor of Old Testament to Professor Brent Strawn of Duke Divinity School. divinity.duke.edu/news/strawn-na…

Congratulations to #DukeDivinity Professor Norman Wirzba and colleagues across @DukeU receiving collaboration grants for their work on climate change. More collaboration grants are expected to be offered to Duke faculty and research staff over the next three years.

Save the Date: In-person Convocation & Pastors’ School coming up this October 9-11 at #DukeDivinity. CPS is an annual two-day conference that offers lectures, worship, alumni gatherings, and seminars for Christian leaders of all traditions.

Be sure to join us for our sixth (and final!) WIOS session on April 12th as we explore "Incarnational Spirituality!" Our featured speaker will be Dr. Norman Wirzba. tinyurl.com/427eta9a

Albert Mosley, D'98, has been selected as the 13th President of Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa. Congratulations to this Blue Devil and servant leader! morningside.edu/about/presiden…

The DDS Women's Center and OBCS are delighted to co-host the annual Jill Raitt Lecture this year. The guest speaker is Candice Marie Benbow, DDS alum and author. The event is free and open to the public. #essence #MSNBC #pinkrobechronicles #thechristiancentury

Gail and Brian Bantum, both DDS alum, launched their book “Choosing Us” yesterday. The Bantums will be in the Triangle area on Thursday, March 31 and will hold a Q&A discussion at South East Raleigh Table. We hope that you will consider joining them!

Xavier Adams (MTS'19) was recently named the NCCAT 2022 Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year. He reflects on his thoughts in a recent article, "Perspective | Excellent rather than exceptional: Becoming the Beginning Teacher of the Year." tinyurl.com/2p8f27sj

Be sure to join us for the fifth session of Wind In Our Sails, where we discuss "Being Well to Lead Well." This panel will challenge pastoral leaders to find the courage and the encouragement to “bounce back” from and/or withstand seasons of crisis. tinyurl.com/msbdur29

Xavier Adams (MTS'19), an Orange County High School teacher was named the NCCAT 2022 Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year. On February 17th, he was recognized in a special ceremony at the J. W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on WCU's campus. tinyurl.com/4m6w49c9

Join us for a "Duke Evening at Wofford,” a dinner and convo about the church’s present and future with Bishop W. Willimon and Rev. L. Yebuah. The event will take place on Feb 16 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Wofford College. Register now! tinyurl.com/2p95596z

WIOS seeks to support Christian leaders through webinars on skills critical to ministerial vocation. Join our session on kenotic listening with the Rev. Dr. Jones. Learn how to engage in self-emptying listening that fully embraces the stories of others. tinyurl.com/3wvcfebs

The ATS Mapping Survey is live! If you are a member of DDS classes 2011-20, they want to survey you. Participate for a chance to win Duke Basketball tickets. If you are eligible, you should have already received an invitation. If you have not, contact us: external@div.duke.edu.

Join us on January 18 at 6pm for a virtual lecture, “Ecumenism, Geoffrey Wainwright, and the Oxford Handbook,” by Msgr Paul McPartlan. More info: tinyurl.com/4dw293mw Registration: tinyurl.com/3j3x7nac

Cynthia L. Hale (D’79), Senior Pastor, Ray of Hope Christian Church, presents this Duke Divinity meditation on Christmas Day: tinyurl.com/cmbcv7c9

On this Christmas Eve, Carl King, Associate Director of Development, presents today’s Duke Divinity meditation: tinyurl.com/krn9vk7b

In preparation for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Duke Divinity presents this meditation by Sangwoo Kim, Senior Director of the Methodist House of Studies and the Wesleyan Formation Initiatives, and more: tinyurl.com/mr34p48t

As alumni, we invite you to return to Duke to take advantage of the Study Leave program! Over the span of 5-7x days, participants are immersed in learning and renewal through study, worship, and prayer at DDS. Registration is now open for spring '22: tinyurl.com/mvasb3ut