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Recently, our community lost an important figure in Durham Tech’s history – and key contributor to improving opportunity and life outcomes for people across the region. On Feb. 20, 2025, former Durham Tech Board of Trustees member James I. Bolden passed away at the age of 100.
Made possible by the bequest of the late Beulah T. Latta, the Paralegal Technology program has received a transformational gift that includes scholarships for students, a law simulation lab, and funding to upfit classroom space into a mock courtroom. This represents the single largest commitment the program has received in its history. The scholarships will enable the program to actively recruit new students and support current students. The addition of a law simulation lab and a mock courtroom elevates the program’s commitment and ability to deliver experiential learning experiences.
Elizabeth Fenn didn’t take the usual college path.
In the mid-1980s, just before starting her doctoral dissertation at Yale University, she left the program, moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina, took automative classes at Durham Tech, and then worked in auto shops around Durham for nearly a decade. She later returned to Yale, finished her dissertation, and became a leader in her field. She became an historian, writer, and professor.
In the mid-1980s, just before starting her doctoral dissertation at Yale University, she left the program, moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina, took automative classes at Durham Tech, and then worked in auto shops around Durham for nearly a decade. She later returned to Yale, finished her dissertation, and became a leader in her field. She became an historian, writer, and professor.
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced today that Dr. Abe Dones, Durham Tech vice president and chief student services officer, is one of 40 leaders selected nationwide for the 2025-26 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. Rigorously selected from among more than 120 applicants, fellows will learn from — and apply to their own contexts — lessons from more than a dozen years of Aspen research about how to lead an institution to higher and more equitable levels of student success.
Now in its 24th year of curating and delivering a variety of arts-related experiences at Durham Tech, founding members Lou Rollins, Bonnie V. Stone and Irene Laube saw the need for the college to be at the forefront of bringing art to the community.
In the 1980s, electronics, microelectronics, robotics, and technology began to boom in Durham and the Research Triangle Park.
Leadership at Durham Technical Institute wanted the College to provide the necessary training for those career fields.
On May 18, 1983, the state board of community colleges approved funding for the development of a microelectronics technology program. This funding allowed Durham Tech to become one of the first two-year colleges in North Carolina to provide microelectronics training.
Leadership at Durham Technical Institute wanted the College to provide the necessary training for those career fields.
On May 18, 1983, the state board of community colleges approved funding for the development of a microelectronics technology program. This funding allowed Durham Tech to become one of the first two-year colleges in North Carolina to provide microelectronics training.
Jean and Charles “Chuck” Wilson Jr. were honored this fall by the College for their remarkable service and generosity.
With more than 25 years of dedicated commitment, the Wilsons have made a lasting impact on the Durham Tech community.
“Durham Tech is an institution we are proud of, and we are grateful for it being located in Durham,” Jean Wilson said. “It is a place where people find their place in the world and make a better life.”
With more than 25 years of dedicated commitment, the Wilsons have made a lasting impact on the Durham Tech community.
“Durham Tech is an institution we are proud of, and we are grateful for it being located in Durham,” Jean Wilson said. “It is a place where people find their place in the world and make a better life.”
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) has awarded Durham Tech with the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award for a second consecutive year.
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