When Bulgarian soldiers ransacked an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Greece on March 27, 1917, they allegedly took the ancient manuscripts housed in its library, three of which are currently stored at Duke's Rubenstein Library. The Eastern Orthodox Church wants them back.
When the Paradise Papers made headlines in 2017, the confidential documents revealed Duke’s investments in Ferrous Resources—a company whose plans to build a controversial pipeline sparked years of protests in Brazil.
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have promises to keep / And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep." Aside from being an exhausted refrain for caffeinated, cramming college students, this is the closing passage of the 1923 poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. The poem, and all other U.S. works published in 1923 or before, just joined the public domain—20 years late.
A survivor of a Chinese internment camp for Uyghurs visited campus Monday to bring attention to the issue.
Poverty is more complex than you might think, according to Anirudh Krishna, Edgar T. Thompson professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy.
Redistricting and the census are typically not in the same conversation, but census experts showed how the two go hand in hand at a conference Friday.
Thousands gathered for the third annual Raleigh Women’s March, drawing together women of all ages and backgrounds.
Hundreds of people marched to Halifax Mall as part of the Raleigh Women's March Saturday afternoon to protest a range of issues concerning the current divisive political and social climate.
In the first marquee men’s basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium since the Carolina walk-up line devolved into a drunk mob, security in Krzyzewskiville looked quite different than what undergraduate fans were used to.
After stepping down from her role as director of graduate studies, Megan Neely apologized for her email that told students not to speak Chinese.
A director of graduate studies stepped down after sending an email Friday warning students not to speak Chinese.
The director of graduate studies for a School of Medicine program has stepped down and the dean of the medical school has asked the Office of Institutional Equity to conduct a thorough review of the program in response to emails that surfaced Saturday.
Two fraternity chapters suspended, new member activity stopped at third pending hazing investigation
In an increasingly polarized political environment, interacting more with different people is key, General Stanley McChrystal said at a talk Thursday.
Bobby Menges was known for his smile and constant drive to help others. The then-junior died in Fall 2017, but he was not done making a mark.
A new Duke Bass Connections project hopes to bring our attention to the toilet.
Ever since Dale’s Indian Cuisine left the Merchants on Points program in 2018, there has been a chicken tikka masala-void in the stomach of every student looking for evening delivery.
Although one-third of its members were absent, Duke Student Government Senate carried on business as usual, chartering two new student groups and approving funds for existing groups.
Humans aren't always progressing, but rather move in a series of peaks and dips—and now, the world is in a dip, activist Shaun King argued at a talk Wednesday.
Harvard isn't the only university taking heat for its admission practices: Duke's neighbor eight miles down the road is now also under the microscope.
