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The Duke University Board of Trustees on Friday unanimously approved a strategic plan that will invest $1.3 billion above normal budgets over the next five to eight years in students, faculty, programming and facilities. The plan, called “Making a Difference,” seeks to enhance the university’s excellence while strengthening the qualities that make Duke distinctive.

Duke President Richard H. Brodhead said “Making a Difference” will focus on enhancing the education of Duke students and on extending Duke’s contributions to society.

“Fundamentally, we intend to make a difference in two broad areas,” Brodhead said. “First, we’ll invest in innovative approaches to how we teach students and how they learn in classrooms, laboratories and other settings, both on and off campus. Simultaneously, the plan recognizes Duke’s responsibility to apply the knowledge and creativity of its faculty and students to major public challenges such as improving health care, fighting poverty and protecting the environment.”

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