Katherine Zhong

Peripheries and parallels: A conversation with 2018 Goncourt Prize Laureate Nicolas Mathieu

On Sept. 13, the Duke Department of Romance Studies hosted Nicolas Mathieu, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt (Goncourt Prize) for his novel “And Their Children After Them” (“Leurs Enfants Après Eux”), for a round-table conversation. The Prix Goncourt, often considered the French equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, includes such past winners as Marcel Proust, Simone de Beauvoir and Marguerite Duras. 

Bringing in the heat: Hopscotch Music Festival preview

A three-day music event held annually in the heart of Raleigh, N.C., Hopscotch Music Festival will bring an eclectic array of performers to the Triangle this week from Sept. 7–9.

The Restaurant at The Durham: Timelessness, change and Triangle Restaurant Week

Guided by a steadfast community-focused mission, the Restaurant's New American cuisine blends culinary tradition and innovation.

Encounter Rose's at Triangle Restaurant Week

Brightleaf mainstay Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings & Sweets offers a robust selection of creative East Asian-inspired pastries and dishes and an upbeat yet laid-back atmosphere.

Chapel climbs, CrowelLDOC and Connect 4: Duke students celebrate the last day of classes

The C1 doors opened to a bright yellow LDOC sign surrounded by a crowd of students posing for pictures. Friends strolled about with LocoPops and tote bags. In front of Few Quad, black “Duke University” banners added the final touches to the LDOC concert stage. 

Sixty-three years after the Greensboro Sit-In, the International Civil Rights Museum Center & Museum blueprints an equitable future

However, the museum not only immerses viewers in a past filled with oppression, but also celebrates Black people’s progress and achievements such as the Mutual Life Insurance in Durham and creative enterprises like Motown Records.

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recruits a new cohort

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program centers on increasing representation from minority groups in arts, humanities and social science faculty of higher education institutions through “undergraduate research funding, mentorship, peer support and loan repayment for Ph.D. programs.” 

Spirit in the Land opens at the Nasher Museum

In the Nasher Museum of Art’s newly opened “Spirit in the Land” exhibition, artworks by 30 artists question the belief that humanity and nature are distinct entities.

Fragmented identities and other things lost in translation

Being funny in a second language is hard. That was one of the first facts I realized after coming to Duke as an international student. 

Chapel Hill's Kipos Greek Taverna is a place to relax

The atmosphere of Kipos is a blend of rustic and elegance, embellished with nostalgia.

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