Actions Panel
Formal Naming of the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute and Launch of Book Honoring Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook
Date and time
Location
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive Durham, NC 27705Description
Formal Naming of the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute and Launch of Book Honoring Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook
The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University is convening a formal program to celebrate the naming of the Cook Center’s annual Young Scholars Summer Research Institute after Henry (Hank) Aaron and Billye Aaron on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Leaders in community service and philanthropy in Atlanta and beyond, Hank and Billye Aaron have solidified their place in American history with a record-breaking baseball career and as the first African American woman in the Southeast to co-host a regular daily television talk show respectively. The Aarons are resolute in their commitment to education; Mrs. Billye Aaron and her husband co-founded the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation, a philanthropic trust that offers grants to children to assist them in developing their talents and chasing their dreams, and, more recently, endowed scholarship funds for college students totaling more than $1 million. The Young Scholars Summer Research Institute is an educational enrichment program for middle and high-school students from the Durham Public Schools. Due to the Aaron’s continued commitment to education, we can think of no one more deserving to have their name affixed to a program dedicated to training the next generation of teachers, researchers and social justice scholars. The program will feature a keynote address from theologian, pastor and civic leader, the Reverend Dr. Otis Moss Jr. The event also will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook by the launch of a new book of essays from former students and individuals who were influenced by his visionary leadership, life and teachings.
Please note that if you have registered after 12:00 pm on Wednesday, April 11, pre-printed name badges will not be available with your information, but we welcome you to create a badge with your prefered information upon registration at the Nasher. Thank you in advance.
Parking for the event will be free and is located east of the building, accessible from either Campus Drive or Duke University Road. The stepped path from the parking lot to the main entrance is about 100 yards. Accessible parking and a non-stepped entryway are located at the 700 Anderson Street entrance. The museum’s lower parking lot has accessible parking spots as well.
For assistance or more information regarding museum access, please call the Nasher Museum of Art at 919-684-5135.
Organized by
The Duke University Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity is an interdisciplinary research center within Trinity School of Arts and Sciences that is comprised of faculty and scholars from across Duke and a diverse international group of affiliated universities, research centers and non-governmental organizations. Its mission is to promote equity, across all domains of human interactions, through interdisciplinary research, teaching, partnerships, policy, and practice. The Cook Center seeks to employ the innovative use of new and existing data, develop human capital, incorporate stakeholder voices though civic engagement, create viable collaborations, and engender equity-driven policy and social transformation at the local, national and international levels.