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Duke’s Office of University Scholars and Fellows and Delta Gamma are proud to present the 2026 Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics with renowned fashion designer and creator of the Female Founder Collective, Rebecca Minkoff.
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“Fearless by Design”
with Rebecca Minkoff
Wednesday, September 9
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Reynolds Theatre
Open to the Duke community.
Contact:
Karen Weber, Ed.D.
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About Rebecca Minkoff:
Rebecca Minkoff’s journey began with a fearless leap—moving to New York City at just 18 to chase a dream in fashion. With no roadmap and few resources, she turned a love for design into a global brand synonymous with accessible luxury. Her iconic handbag designs became instant favorites, not just for their style, but for the bold, independent spirit they represent.
But what truly sets Rebecca apart isn’t just her success as a designer. It’s her unwavering commitment to lifting others as she climbs. In 2018, she launched the Female Founder Collective, a powerful network of women-led businesses committed to advancing financial equity and opportunity for women at every level.
Through her Superwomen podcast and candid speaking engagements, she shares the unfiltered side of entrepreneurship and life like navigating setbacks, battling fear, and balancing life with ambition. In 2021, she broke new ground again as the first American female designer to launch an NFT collection during New York Fashion Week, which sold out in under eight minutes.
Rebecca continues to redefine what it means to be a modern leader. Her talks leave audiences energized and inspired, reminding them that fear is not a weakness but a compass to guide them through the impossible.
The Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics
The Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics was established more than 30 years ago to provide an opportunity on college campuses to openly discuss the ideas of values and ethics. The Lectureship at Duke was endowed in 1994 with a focus on bringing speakers to campus who had the capacity to inspire such traits and honesty, ethical conduct and individual responsibility. The Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics at Duke is one of only 21 lectureships across the country.
Past Lectureship speakers at Duke include Maya Angelou, Melissa Harris Perry, Reggie Love, Grant Hill, Wendy Davis, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Margot Lee Shetterly, Chanel Miller, Jon Scheyer and Kara Lawson, Aly Raisman, and Evy Poumpouras.