Working@Duke Turns 20: Step Inside the Stories That Shaped Our Work Life

This story is part of the celebration of the Working@Duke print publication's first 20 years. Since its first issue in 2006, the publication has grown into a dynamic digital source for employee news, storytelling, video and social media. Through 2026, check for more stories. In March 2006, a thin broadsheet landed in campus mailboxes with a bold headline: “Why you really need this paper.” It was an audacious claim for a workforce flooded with emails, newsletters and PDFs. But the premise behind that first issue of Working@Duke was simple: Communication should not be a scavenger…