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ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR, ISSUE 49

‘Integration of East and West’: DKU marks grand opening President Brodhead slated to be visiting lecturer at Duke Kunshan University

Duke, Wuhan administrators see international education as means to address societal issues

Danielle Muoio

Towerview Editor

KUNSHAN, China—President Richard Brodhead will be a visiting lecturer at Duke Kunshan University, though when he will fill this role is still unclear. During the second day of DKU’s grand opening ceremony, Mary Brown Bullock, executive vice chancellor of DKU, announced that Brodhead will go back to his teaching roots as a visiting lecturer. When asked when he plans on fulfilling the role, Brodhead said he was unsure when it would happen—but noted that it would not occur while he was still Duke president. Brodhead, who became Duke’s ninth president in 2004, was reappointed for a second five-year term in May 2012. The expert on 19th century literature will therefore not teach at DKU until at least 2017. The cross-cultural education of DKU is “immensely inspiring” from a teaching perspective, Brodhead said, adding that he is “a teacher first and foremost.” Brodhead has written several books on William Faulkner, Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne, among other authors. He was made an assistant professor of English at Yale College after receiving his Ph.D. in 1972, and was named chair of the English department in 1985. Brodhead entered the

KUNSHAN, China—Leaders from Duke, Wuhan University and the municipal government of Kunshan discussed the impact of Duke Kunshan University on the future of Sino-American relations during the second day of DKU’s grand opening event. Prior to an afternoon of celebratory speeches, guests were given a series of tours and invited to sign DKU commemorative banners. The list of speeches included talks both in English and in Chinese, so guests were given headsets in order to listen to a professional translation as the speeches occurred. Among the lineup were DKU Chancellor Liu Jingnan, Duke President Richard Brodhead, Wuhan President Li Xiaohong and Cen Jianjun, director general of the cooperation department of the Ministry of Education. “On this happy day, Duke is profoundly grateful for the strong support we’ve had from our partners,” Brodhead said. “The city of Kunshan originated the idea of DKU— they have been our faithful partners and have done everything to let this dream become a reality.” The event started off with a Chinese lion dancing performance, in which Peter Lange, former provost and current chair of the DKU Board of Trustees, and Mary Brown Bullock, executive vice chancellor of DKU, painted the lions’ eyes. Jingnan then kicked off the afternoon’s speeches, noting DKU’s obligation to address issues plaguing society through the use of different teaching styles brought by American and Chinese educational systems. The theme of tying together American and Chinese educations in the service of addressing societal problems continued throughout the day. Brodhead noted that Duke had been interested in building a campus in Kunshan because so many of the University’s research components have Chinese dimensions to them. “How can one study environment without studying China and the rest of the world?” he posed. “How can one study health without studying one of the largest populations in the world?” There is a long history of Chinese and Americans exchanging ideas and learning from each other’s techniques, Jianjun noted. For example, pioneers in Chinese painting traveled overseas to learn western painting techniques, which they then integrated into

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Danielle Muoio | The Chronicle President Brodhead, along with administrators from Wuhan University and Duke Kunshan University, stand united at the second day of the grand opening of Duke’s campus in China.

Duke employee arrested for embezzling $8,000 “[Procurement card] abuses are rare, but they do happen,” despite training for cardholders Gautam Hathi Health & Science Editor A Duke employee was arrested and charged Friday with embezzling more than $8,000 from the University. The employee, Christina Kelly, is accused of making $8,120 in unauthorized charges to her Duke Bank of America procurement card from 2012 to 2014. Keith Lawrence, executive director of news and communications, confirmed that Kelly is accused of fraudulently charging items including clothing, groceries, meals and books. Kelly, who began working at Duke in 1998, is now on paid administrative leave from her position as an administrative assistant in the Occupational and Environ-

mental Safety Office. and the finance office review transactions to Duke issues corporate cards, commonly ensure that they are legitimate business excalled p-cards, to its employees for business-re- penses.” lated charges. Purchases are limited to $1,500 Lawrence said the reason that Kelly’s for goods and services and expenses may not have $3,000 limit for travel and raised concerns sooner is event-related expenses, acthat they were made over ll employees receive cording to the Cardholder training in advance of an extended period of Manual on the Duke Fitime. being issued a card, and both nancial Services website. He refused to comP-cardholders are re- departments and the ﬁnance ment further on the spequired to keep their origicase, citing the onoffice review transactions to cific nal receipts and forward going investigation. The financial statements to ensure that they are legitiOffice of Internal Audits their department adminis- mate business expenses. also declined to comment. tration, the manual states. Embezzlement of less — Keith Lawrence than $100,000 is a class H Unauthorized purchases include medical supplies, felony in North Carolina. controlled substances, animals and weapons. If tried and convicted, Kelly could face any“P-card abuses are rare, but they do hap- where from four to 25 months in prison. pen,” Lawrence wrote in an email Monday. According to the Durham Herald-Sun, “All employees receive training in advance of Kelly was briefly taken into custody by Durham being issued a card, and both departments police and then released on a $5,000 bond.

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