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Following the Supreme Court's decision to end race-based affirmative action in college admissions, colleges across the nation, including Duke, have begun to sunset race-based scholarship programs under additional pressure from state governments and advocacy organizations.
On the morning of March 14, Erik Zitser, librarian for Slavic, Eurasian and East European studies and adjunct assistant professor in the department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, received a phone call from a reporter asking what he thought about his inclusion on a list of U.S. citizens sanctioned by the Russian government.
From trivia nights to zine workshops, check out a few on-campus events celebrating Black History Month this February.
Grant Hill, former men’s basketball star and Trinity ‘94, gave the keynote address at Sunday’s service of commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event brought together leaders from across Duke and Durham, who offered words of commitment and hope to an audience that filled the Chapel.
Economist Arthur Laffer spoke to a full lecture hall on the economic incentives of lowering taxes on the rich in an event hosted by the Ciceronian Society and sponsored by the Young America's Foundation.
A taco, a banana and a skeleton cross the street.
Durham will pick its next mayor and three Durham City Council members in its general election on Nov. 7.
How should Duke and other elite universities respond to the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of race-based affirmative action?
In less than a week, Duke’s main campus has transformed from a construction zone to a full-blown television set. The reason? College GameDay.
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series unpacking Duke’s response to the Aug. 28 shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The second part, which follows Robertson Scholars who were either on or about to go on UNC’s campus as the situation unfolded, will be published later this week.
Three at-large seats on the Durham City Council are up for election. An October primary election will narrow the field to the top six choices.
A grant awarded by The Duke Endowment in April hopes to empower Duke Health to improve the health and well-being of Durham residents.
A new North Carolina abortion law went into effect Saturday, banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, restricting abortion-related medications and creating new regulatory requirements for abortion clinics.
On March 27, 2022, junior Jocelyn Chin’s inbox flooded with more than 90 emails within the span of her two-and-a-half hour long class, all addressed to one group — Duke Mutual Aid.
In the first collaboration of its kind between the Durham Sports Commission and Women Leaders in College Sports, the organizations hosted the Emerging Women in Sports Leadership Summit Wednesday, sponsored by Blue Cross NC.
Durham SOUP hosted its biannual microgrant event at the American Underground on March 30, awarding one Durham resident $1,800 for her proposed project.
Graduate Young Trustee finalist Warren Lattimore, a doctoral candidate in theology at the Divinity School, hopes to use his experience in working across boundaries to take an interdisciplinary approach to supporting the University’s priorities.
Durham-raised Pauli Murray was selected as one of five women to be featured on limited-edition United States quarters as part of the 2024 edition of the American Women Quarters Program.
Have you ever seen a library book stained with spilled coffee encased for public viewing?
“When I got an email and I saw there were three Black women talking to a room, I said I’m in there,” one audience member remarked, speaking into the microphone during the Q&A period of the event.
