Duke Financial Economics Center (DFE)
In 2012, the DFE is sponsoring more courses, programs, and research than ever before. The staff and faculty of the Center are increasing the range of finance courses and research opportunities offered to Duke students; improving opportunities for active engagement between Duke students and alumni; and adding to the world-renowned Duke faculty in financial economics. We summarize our mission in three words: Facilitate, Engage, Create.
Facilitate:
The Center is actively working to increase the quality and range of finance related courses offered at Duke. The Finance Minor allows Duke’s non-economics majors to access finance education, and the Concentration in Finance lets Econ majors focus their studies on financial economics. The Center is also expanding Duke’s extra-curricular educational activities for undergraduates, such as the competitions, visiting talks, and mentoring opportunities run by the Financial Education Partnership.
Engage:
Further opportunities for finance education and engagement are provided by the Duke in New York program, in which Duke students take classes with Duke-affiliated faculty and connect with the extensive Duke alumni and parent network via visiting lectures, receptions, shadowing programs, and part-time internships. The Financial Literacy Program is a partnership between Duke, Fidelity Investments, and Junior Achievement to provide financial literacy courses to Lowes Grove Middle School in Durham.
Create:
Duke has a long history of world-class faculty creating cutting edge research in the tools and theories of finance, and the Center is funding new faculty positions and conferences for faculty and students. The Center is also reaching out to the Duke and Durham communities to promote and foster interdisciplinary research and create opportunities for financial education beyond the Duke campus.
