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Christopher Sims Named to Lead Center for Documentary Studies
Duke faculty member Christopher W. Sims, a lauded photographer and artist, will be the next director of the Duke Center for Documentary Studies (CDS). Sims is associate professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies. He also teaches undergraduate courses at CDS and graduate courses in the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts program, and is an instructor in the Duke-in-Berlin summer program. Through Fall 2023, Sims served as CDS’s director of undergraduate education. He spent the Spring 2024…
February 6, 2025Duke President Vincent Price and Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams touted the launch of Duke University’s Center for Community Engagement Wednesday as a way to bolster purposeful partnerships with the city, region and the nation. The two leaders agreed: W...- Loading...February 6, 2025Deadline: February 24, 2025. The newest addition to Duke’s popular +Programs, Doc+ offers students the opportunity to contribute to real-world documentary fieldwork and explore diverse mediums such as photography, film, audio and oral history.
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