Giving
All Rise
Together we rise. This is the promise—and the solemn responsibility—of Duke Law School. We rise to the power of learning, the art of advocacy, the obligation of ethics. And when called upon to support the future of Duke Law, we rise to the occasion.
As a young institution made stronger and more influential by our collective accomplishments, we depend on your generous and faithful giving as we position Duke Law for the future. In a competitive landscape that challenges and inspires us every day, we rise to a bold guiding vision:
Be excellent. Be relevant. Be bold.
World-Class Education
We will recruit and invest in the best students and faculty in order to create an environment for legal education that is academically intense and intellectually dynamic. Through scholarships, loan repayment assistance, endowed professorships, and faculty fellowships, we pledge ongoing exploration and support for our most essential natural resource — extraordinary people.
Real-World Relevance
We will think innovatively about the future and adapt responsibly to the real needs of a changing world. Through an explosion of intellectual programs and interdisciplinary centers, an expanded clinical program, strategic collaborations with other departments, and new curricular initiatives, we pledge to give students hands-on opportunities to study and grapple with the practical legal issues shaping society today.
Holistic Worldview
We will prepare students to confront a complex global environment as leaders and to affect it positively through the energetic study and ethical practice of law. Committed to valuing a student’s personal growth and professional development as much as his or her academic endeavors, the Law School will be a champion of balance and integrity as it broadens the perspective of law students and prepares them for careers as satisfying as they are influential.
Yes, these are grand assignments. To achieve them will require your support.
We thank you for your deep engagement with the law, both as a lively academic subject and as a profession from which world-changing people and decisions emerge. We now encourage your equal engagement with the program that helped you begin such an impressive ascent. Toward the future and new possibilities, toward lives of meaning and noble intent, together we rise.
