Five to receive honorary degrees at commencement
By Staff Reports | February 21, 2014Five honorary degrees will be awarded at the commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11.
Five honorary degrees will be awarded at the commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11.
Students excited about the recent snow days will have to hit the ground running this week: not only with regular classes, but the possibility of upcoming make-up sessions.
The Nasher Museum of Art announced Marshall Price as the new curator of modern and contemporary art.
Experts on a range of topics from Egyptian Youtube sermons to Nigerian urban culture to interdisciplinary work gathered in Rubenstein Hall Friday.
Duke has been sending fewer students to Rhodes Scholarships in recent years.
To continue the ongoing discussion about for-credit online classes, an online forum for faculty opened Monday.
Project-based learning can have significant advantages in the public education system.
When it comes to providing in-depth data analysis, a newly-established help desk is raising the bar.
Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, shares his experiences so far at the University.
Duke University Press has teamed up with HighWire Press to launch a new e-book platform that consolidates its journals and more than 1,600 e-book titles.
Although the Faculty Diversity Initiative has increased the numbers of black faculty and female faculty in the past 10 years, the percentage of Latino faculty remains low.
Despite a long list of required pre-health courses, many students seeking a career in medicine are able to enjoy study abroad experiences.
History repeated itself at an Academic Council meeting November 2013, when proposals for new master's degrees reignited a debate from 2010.
Dr. Timothy Tyson's novel, "Blood Done Sign My Name," was selected as the required reading for the Divinity School's Project BRIDDDGE.
Online course evaluations launched smoothly at the end of Fall semester.
The total number of students choosing to graduate a semester early has increased by 30 percent since 2010.
A new initiative is looking to expand Duke's commitment to social entrepreneurship.
A new Brazilian and global Portuguese studies major will be available to undergraduates starting Fall 2014.
Faculty called for an administration plan to improve campus diversity at the Academic Council meeting Thursday.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will deliver his alma mater's commencement speech.