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A Duke history professor’s latest book has gained critical acclaim, but not without drawing criticisms from two fellow Duke professors.
President Vincent Price has a broad task for the Trinity College Arts and Sciences Council—to facilitate the reinvention of the “glorious thing” called a research university for the 21st century.
When Steve Schewel climbed atop a chair amid cheers and cowbell-ringing to address the remnants of what had been a fifty-person crowd, his supporters were not waiting to see if he would make the runoff. Rather, they lingered in the bar to see if his vote totals would top the “psychological threshold” of 50 percent.
What could an ankle bone from a lemur ancestor tell us about human evolution? For Doug Boyer, assistant professor in evolutionary anthropology, it can say quite a lot.
At its first meeting of the semester, Duke’s Academic Council cast only one vote—to approve the appointment of three new members to the Faculty Hearing Committee.
The grass in front of 2021 Campus Drive is cut. The windows are dark. The tan front door is shut. Quiet—save the grumbles of passing buses—but normal.
Class of 2021 members interested in STEM majors are less inclined to rush Greek organizations or tent their first year, according a recent Chronicle survey.
Following a hearing Wednesday night, the Duke Student Government Judiciary ordered the Student Organization Financing Committee to hold an annual budget hearing for FORM magazine.
Durham is due for a change in leadership this year, with Mayor Bill Bell not running for reelection and three city council seats up for grabs.
The removal of Confederate monuments around the U.S. has spurred an ongoing national dialogue and physically manifested around the country, from Charlottesville, Va., to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus and Durham’s streets.
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The class of 2021 packed into the Duke Chapel on Wednesday for convocation, where the first-years were welcomed to the University by another “first-year 'Dukie'”—President Vincent Price.
The faculty union—which represents the University's non-regular rank, non-tenure track faculty—has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with Duke that must now be ratified by union members.
While the age-old debate of the chicken and the egg continues on, two Duke professors’ new project sheds light on a different poultry problem—the golden goose and its golden eggs.
Academic freedom is a theme that has dogged discussions of Duke Kunshan University since the joint-venture’s earliest stages. But what does academic freedom look like at a liberal arts university in the middle of China?
On May 4, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “promoting free speech and religious liberty”—specifically seeking to push back on aspects of the Johnson Amendment.
In the renovated West Union’s first year back open, the building has become the “epicenter” of student life on campus.
Duke students will not be the only people receiving degrees at commencement this weekend—they will be joined on stage by seven honorary degree recipients.
Despite President Donald Trump publicly dismissing any 100-day evaluation, what Trump has been able to accomplish during his first 100 days is still a subject of contention among Duke community members.
On October 28, 2016, James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, sent a letter to Congress informing them that he had reopened an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails—the biggest story of the day in politics.
