Duke MMS Student Blog
The Question You May Be Afraid to Ask: How Do You Pronounce Fuqua?
OK prospective students, we know. You’ve wondered and don’t want to ask. How do you say our school’s name?
Full confession here: I’m the assistant dean of the Daytime program and an alumnus, but I also wasn’t sure how to say it when I applied!
Is it Foo-qua? Fu-qway? Few-ca? We’ve heard every version, including pronunciations we can’t repeat. It’s one of the most common questions people wonder, so we made the video below to help. Spoiler alert—it’s pronounced “Few-kwa.”
A bonus for saying it right is that our alumni will love you. They take pride in the correct pronunciation. Also, a fun fact: the voices in the video are all connected with our school. Here they are in order of appearance:
- Professor Peter Ubel
- Dean Bill Boulding
- Suzanne Smith, Daytime MBA ‘08
- Our school benefactor and namesake, J.B. Fuqua
- Maria Eugenia Chapado, Daytime MBA ‘19
- Duke Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski
- Professor Peter Ubel
I hope to see you soon at “Few-kwa,” and in the meantime, practice that pronunciation!