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With the discontinuation of "So You Wanna Get Buzzed?" as the freshman alcohol lecture - and no analogous replacement in sight - administrators are betting that some alcohol-related skits and an online program called AlcoholEdu can help fill in the gaps in educating incoming undergraduates on the perils of drinking.
Responding to student complaints, the University has significantly reimagined its sexual assault policy and procedures.
Research at Duke received a potentially "devastating" blow on June 27, as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the University's appeal on a verdict stemming from a five-year-old patent infringement lawsuit brought forth by former physics professor John Madey. The decision leaves in place an earlier ruling by a lower court limiting universities' use of patented technologies in research.
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University officials came out in favor of the U.S. Supreme Court's endorsement of race as a factor in college admissions, breathing a sigh of relief that both the School of Law and undergraduate admissions policies passed the bar smoothly.
Executive Vice President Tallman Trask announced Tuesday that he has filled two upper-level positions on his staff: vice president for financial services and vice president for campus services.
With the release of a statement last week by the Executive Committee of Academic Council questioning the substance and process of the proposed expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the faculty is staking its claim as a key player in the ongoing debate about Duke's athletic future.
The Divinity School has received a $3.1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., to coordinate a $57 million nationwide pastoral excellence program.
The long-anticipated merger of the University and Medical Center parking systems will take place as scheduled on July 1, but transportation officials said that date is of little practical significance, as meaningful changes will take place further down the road.
The year in faculty hires was long on quality but short on quantity, as senior hires dominated but the overall number of new faculty members decreased from normal levels.
A selection committee has named "Savage Inequalities," a book documenting the shortcomings of the U.S. educational system, as the required reading for the incoming Class of 2007.
The next entering class at Duke will be stronger and markedly more Asian and Asian-American, said Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag.
The next entering class at Duke will be stronger and markedly more Asian and Asian-American, said Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag.
Faced with financing a new student village that could cost more than $50 million, administrators in the Office of Student Affairs have created a new full-time position, director of development for student affairs, and appointed longtime development specialist Treat Harvey to fill that post.
When Durham sought to transform many of its dilapidated old factories into centers for culture and commerce, Duke was among the first to jump on the bandwagon.
President Nan Keohane appointed Benjamin Reese last week to succeed Sally Dickson as vice president for institutional equity on an interim basis until Dec. 2004.
The Arts and Sciences Council devoted its final meeting of the year to academic integrity, as issues of policy formulation, education and punishment were all discussed in equal measure.
After 57 years as Duke's "fine dining" facility, the Oak Room has closed its doors for good. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta cited the restaurant's continued financial woes and the need for multicultural space as reasons for its departure.
Four distinguished scholars discussed issues pertaining to post-war Iraq at a forum Tuesday night.
Vice President for Institutional Equity Sally Dickson will become the latest high-level administrator to depart the University when she returns to Stanford University this summer as vice provost for faculty development and associate dean of humanities and sciences.
