Duke Leadership Academy Scholars Profile

Ben Adams

Title: Sr Assoc Dean of Students for QuadEx
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Senior Management Area: Dean of Students
Class Year: 2025

Bio:
Ben serves as the Senior Associate Dean of Students for QuadEx, Duke's undergraduate living and learning model which supports a campuswide commitment to belonging, engagement, and well-being. A graduate of Duke, Ben is an educator and pastor who is committed to building communities where all have the access and opportunity they need to thrive. Before returning to Duke in 2022, Ben was a pastor in Cary, North Carolina and a high school history teacher in rural, North Carolina. He also helped launch of a new school in Durham and served as an admissions officer for international and first-generation college students at Duke. He has degrees from Duke, Emory, and Cambridge; but Duke is home. In his life outside of Duke, Ben enjoys endurance events, gardening, traveling, and spending time with his wife, Gabby, and son, Elliott.