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The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture and the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life have officially secured permanent locations in anticipation of their eventual move out of the West Union Building.
Duke Kunshan University continues to progress on a changing timetable.
Duke Kunshan University will open for students later than recently anticipated.
Two days before the North Carolina presidential primary and vote on the Amendment One same-sex marriage referendum May 8, an early voting site is coming to campus. President of Rock the Vote Heather Smith, Trinity ’98, believes this is a step in the right direction toward encouraging youth to vote. Smith, who has directed the nonprofit voter registration organization for about six years, visited campus Tuesday to speak with students about political involvement. The Chronicle’s Lauren Carroll sat down with Smith to talk about the importance of the youth vote at Duke and across the nation.
Tenters should consider adding a lock and key next time they zip up their tents.
The Graduate and Professional Student Council elected Malik Burnett, a fourth-year student in a joint medical doctorate and MBA program at the School of Medicine and the Fuqua School of Business, to the position of graduate Young Trustee at its meeting Monday.
Increased reports of hazing incidents have resulted in numerous investigations into the conduct of some student groups.
By the end of the Spring, administrators expect to appoint Duke Kunshan University’s first chief academic administrator.
Malik Burnett, currently in his ninth year as a Duke student, wants to enhance the graduate student experience if elected as graduate Young Trustee.
For a man with serious responsibilities, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask knows how to keep it light in his Allen Building enclave. Towerview’s Lauren Carroll and Nate Glencer ventured into his corner office and found a treasure trove of personal keepsakes, relics and trophies.
Three students are vying for one spot to represent the University’s graduate and professional students on the Board of Trustees.
Applications are now open for a new program in the United Arab Emirates, though fundamental questions about it remain unanswered.
Former Graduate School Dean Jo Rae Wright did not let illness get in the way of research.
A long-awaited approval for Duke Kunshan University might be in sight.
At the Divinity School, some students are having trouble balancing “eruditio et religio.”
Jack Bovender, vice chair of the Board of Trustees, and his wife Barbara Bovender have pledged $25 million to Duke, the University announced Wednesday.
When Board of Trustees member Gao Xiqing was a railroad worker in China, the only book he had to read was Chairman Mao Zedong’s “Little Red Book.”
Deciding between Duke and Columbia University for law school was a tough choice for Gao Xiqing, Law ’86. His phone rang several times a day for about a week with calls from the dean at Columbia. But Gao, now the president of the China Investment Corporation and a member of Duke’s Board of Trustees, had a full-ride scholarship waiting for him at Duke, as well as beautiful landscape and beautiful girls, he said. He ultimately chose Duke because of Durham—he thought it was a place where Chinese students could be free-thinking without oversight. Wanting to be completely immersed in American law and culture, Gao thought there would be too many Chinese people in New York City for him to achieve that at Columbia. “After [the Cultural Revolution], we were still in fear of being reported by people,” Gao said. “There might be students who were spies for the government, and any free thinking we had would be reported back.”
Duke’s literary collection on women’s culture, history and rights has the financial capability to grow into the future.
Although many students fled home to enjoy the Thanksgiving break with their families, an assortment of athletes, international students and others remained at Duke. There were several events for the few who stayed on campus, such as Thanksgiving dinner at the Refectory Cafe at the Divinity School and a bus trip to Southpoint mall on Black Friday. Still, the campus was practically silent since the break began Tuesday—some called it eerie, and others said it was a welcome respite from the University’s typically rushed atmosphere. The Chronicle’s Lauren Carroll spoke with students about their experiences at an almost-empty Duke.
