Agents of Change Oral History Project

Agents of Change: Portraits of Activism in the History of Duke Health is a 2023-2024 oral history project documenting the work of activists and "change agents" throughout Duke's history. As Duke approaches its centennial and engages in a university-wide project to illuminate its past and set goals for the future, what voices are being silenced and what stories are being left out?

Team Leaders:
Jeffrey Baker, School of Medicine-Pediatrics and History
Rebecca Williams, Medical Center Library-Archives
Josephine McRobbie, Oral Historian
Jonathan Pyka, Masters of Public Policy
Sara Spicer, Medicine MD Third Year
Lucy Zheng, Medicine MD Third Year

Undergraduate Team Members / Interviewers:
Gemma Holland, Earth and Climate Sciences A.B., 2025
Ava Meigs, Public Policy A.B., 2026
Danielle Okotcha, Neuroscience B.S., 2026
Fiorella Orozco, Biology and Global Health B.S., 2025
Caroline Overton, Cultural Anthropology A.B., 2024
Anthony Zhao, Biology B.S., 2026