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It’s hard to believe now, but 2026 Goldwater Scholar Abbigail Black remembers being quite scared when she entered Duquesne’s labs for the first time.
The University continues to reinforce its position as a top destination for graduate students seeking both academic rigor and real‑world preparation.
Duquesne first year Lindsay Kivlan won the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) Individual Event national title in Open Tumbling, highlighting the Dukes' first-ever appearance in the national individual event finals.
Dr. David J. Dausey, a nationally recognized leader in higher education and public health, has been appointed as the University’s 14th president.
Fundraising is underway for a new Forbes Avenue facility that will consolidate programs, favorably locate clinical services and strengthen Duquesne’s role in regional health care
Abbad Sultan has a lot of questions. As a first-year student at Duquesne’s Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, he inquires about medical processes and patient care as he begins his pursuit to become a doctor. At UPMC Presbyterian, he creates projects as a core member of their cardiology research team, studying the impacts of cardiac surgery.
Teresa Englehardt was nervous the first time she volunteered for No One Dies Alone, an organization that provides hospice patients with a friend in their final days.
My interview day on campus was wonderful. It felt like home. The faculty made
me feel like they cared about the students, much more than any other school I visited.
“Anything I need, I go in the Liberal Arts office and they guide me. They prepare
me for interviews, and when I got my internship, they were some of the first people
I told.”
“I aspire to be a college professor at a small liberal arts school where I can
be very involved and help students inside and outside the classroom. I want to be
very involved in whatever community I’m in.”
That was the moment where I thought, 'Oh my gosh, what I'm doing really matters.
I'm giving this young person an opportunity to share what he's thinking and what he's
been through in a safe space through music.
Bluff Stories
Dr. Kevin Henderson will become director on Wednesday, July 1, bringing experience from his roles as associate director of the Honors College and founding coordinator of the Office of Student Fellowships. He succeeds Dr. Kathleen Roberts.
University President Ken Gormley has again reappointed April M. Barton as dean of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, continuing her leadership during a period of strong momentum and national recognition for the school.
Duquesne University President Ken Gormley has re-appointed Dr. Ellen Gawalt to a second term as dean of the School of Science and Engineering.