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Duke is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for “top applicants of African descent,” in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
Duke admitted 1,984 high school seniors to the Class of 2028 through its Regular Decision admissions cycle, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag.
Duke’s timeline for selecting merit scholarship recipients is changing — and current scholars are frustrated.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2027 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle. You can read more about our methodology and limitations here, or read all of our survey coverage here.
Hans Joris Van Miegroet, professor of art and art history at Duke, may have experienced a medical event before he died in a car crash earlier this month, according to police records obtained by The Chronicle.
Provost Alec D. Gallimore announced the Provost's Initiative on the Middle East, which seeks to foster constructive conversations on campus about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in a Monday email to the Duke community.
New York Times journalist and MSNBC political commentator Peter Beinart addressed a filled Sanford lecture hall during a moderated discussion on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the history of Israel.
Thousands of Duke community members packed into Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday for Duke’s Centennial Celebration Kick-off, marking the first of a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Duke endowment's establishment.
Duke admitted 806 students to the Class of 2028, after receiving a record number of applications in its Early Decision round.
Academic Council unanimously voted to approve an executive master of public affairs degree program in the Sanford School of Public Policy at its Thursday meeting, the last of the fall semester.
Durhamites will cast votes for three City Council members and their next mayor Tuesday, choosing among top candidates from the Oct. 10 primaries.
An unprecedented outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease is plaguing East Campus, according to Duke Student Health.
President Vincent Price issued a statement Tuesday urging the Duke community to condemn the recent attacks in Israel and support students, faculty and staff affected by the violence.
Aaron Dinin, Trinity ‘05 and lecturing fellow in the innovation and entrepreneurship initiative, has a bold vision.
The Class of 2027’s fall orientation will look a little different this year. The second year of Experiential Orientation will include the addition of three new orientation groups, more opportunities to interact with students participating in other projects and more breaks throughout the day.
Duke is launching a new minor targeted towards all music lovers, regardless of whether they can read musical notation. The department of music will begin offering the minor in music, listening-focused in fall 2023 alongside the current minor in music, score-focused, which places a heavier emphasis on Western musical notation and theory.
On April 19, Joel Fleishman, professor of law and public policy and the founding director of the Sanford School of Public Policy, walked into a classroom to teach the same course he had been teaching for over 50 years — LAW 585, Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Not-For-Profit Law and Management. Much to his surprise, he was greeted by the smiling faces of over 100 of his former students on Zoom.
Senior Jessica Chen, the incoming president of the Duke University Union, hopes to foster collaboration between DUU committees, refine DUU operations in a post-pandemic era and humanize DUU in the eyes of the student body.
Taking classes, working or just relaxing in Durham this summer? The Chronicle has compiled a guide to spending your summer in Bull City, with options ranging from exploring Eno River State Park to sampling local street food.
As an undergraduate Young Trustee finalist, senior Drew Flanagan hopes to elevate diverse perspectives in the Duke community, drawing on his work at the student level to inform strategic decisions.
