Supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion make for better engineers—and a better experience for engineering students.

That’s why Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering embraces diversity and inclusion in the classroom and in the laboratory—whether that’s racial, ethnic, sexual or gender diversity. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Duke Engineering offers many opportunities for underrepresented groups, from student groups to fellowships, to recruiting incentives, to events and activities that celebrate the diversity of our entire community.

Duke Engineering is proud to be part of the American Society of Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Deans Diversity Initiative. We have earned the Bronze Award from the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program, and its recommendation as a national exemplar.

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If you’d like more information about diversity, equity and inclusion at Duke Engineering, please contact us.

Pratt Profiles: Meet Our Grad Students

Read about the experiences some of our students have had at Duke Engineering.

Korine Ohiri, PhD candidate, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Oscar Carrasco-Zevallos, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Karah Kelly, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Isvar Cordova, PhD candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Corey Oses, PhD candidate, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Tiffany Wilson, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Terrance White, MS graduate, Biomedical Engineering

Ugonna Ohiri, PhD candidate, Computer and Electrical Engineering

Graduate Student Recruiting Incentives

We offer aggressive packages of fellowships, scholarships, and incentives to PhD and master's students from underrepresented groups, including women and persons with disabilities. Application fee waivers are also available

These include:

Application fee waivers
Dean's Graduate Scholarship Program
Sloan Scholarship Program
Diversity Scholarships for our master's students
Assistance with applications for external competitive fellowships

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Diversity-Focused Groups for Grad Students

Group of students at the Bouchet Society dinner

BioCORE: BioCORE is designed to unify and enrich the bioscience community across Duke. It is committed to increasing every aspect of diversity within Duke’s bioscience community.

Bouchet Society: The Duke University Bouchet Society primarily supports underrepresented graduate students in the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics

Samuel Dubois Cook Society: Named in honor of the first black professor to be hired Duke University, the Samuel Dubois Cook Society is committed to translating the promise and potential of African Americans into fulfillment and actuality, and to seek to improve relations among persons of all backgrounds.

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