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https://100.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/12/stories-header-300x102.jpg 300w, https://100.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/12/stories-header-1024x347.jpg 1024w, https://100.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/12/stories-header-768x260.jpg 768w, https://100.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/12/stories-header-1536x520.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></figure> <div class="yoast-breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://100.duke.edu/">Centennial Home</a></span> » <span class="breadcrumb_last" aria-current="page">Our Stories</span></span></div> <h1 style="font-style:normal;font-weight:700; margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);" class="wp-block-post-title">Our Stories</h1> <div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-duke-navy-color has-text-color has-link-color 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Check back throughout the year for more stories exploring our history and the extraordinary trajectory of Duke University into it’s second century. 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