This year's hottest summer stories, from a world record to administrative departures
By Staff Reports | August 20, 2018As school inches closer and closer, take a look back at this summer's biggest news.
As school inches closer and closer, take a look back at this summer's biggest news.
Exactly one year ago, in early morning light on a near empty campus, a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the Chapel steps.
A Daily Mail article Sunday claimed that men's soccer player Ciaran McKenna, who recently settled a lawsuit against Duke, was falsely accused of rape and donated a six-figure sum to the Wrongful Convictions Clinic.
President Vincent Price announced Thursday afternoon that the space in front of the Duke Chapel where a statue of Robert E. Lee previously stood will remain empty.
In the year after the Duke Forward campaign ended, the University had its second-highest year of fundraising ever.
This story is the 13th entry in a series called Flashback, which The Chronicle will be running online weekly through the end of the summer. We welcome readers' input about old stories they would like to see featured. This article recounts an opinion piece, not a news story.
On July 1, Imam Joshua Salaam started his tenure as Duke's new Muslim chaplain.
The Chronicle will print twice per week during the upcoming academic year.
"Remember that girl in elementary school who always had her head in a book?"
Karen "Kerry" Abrams became the 15th dean of Duke Law School July 1
The parents of Ravi Thackurdeen, a Swarthmore College student who drowned in a Duke-associated study abroad program, have settled their lawsuit against the program and the University.
Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, will retire from the post in 2019.
Duke senior and men's soccer player Ciaran McKenna resolved a lawsuit against the University last Monday after more than a year of legal battles, according to a report by the News and Observer.
Want to clean up your Duke inbox or send a quick note to another student or professor this weekend? You might be out of luck.
Elaine Heath, dean of the Divinity School, is stepping down as the school's leader effective Thursday, the University announced.
According to Forbes magazine, Duke is one of the best places for women to work.
At the height of the atomic age 50 years ago, construction was underway to build a nuclear lab on Duke’s campus.
Vincent Price took over as Duke's tenth president last summer. As he passes the "first year" mark, we talked with him about his experience at Duke, his takeaways from the first year and his plans going forward.
Duke recently announced that the SAT essay and ACT writing section will no longer be required as part of prospective students' applications. Some students say the change to be a step toward equality, while others believe the change is useless or harmful.
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