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A retired professor emeritus of music at Duke told the story of his family’s flight from Nazi persecution at a Thursday event at the Freeman Center.
Durham is no stranger to the debates emerging about gun violence around the country.
The U.S. Department of Education once threatened to withhold funding from the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, and now House Democrats are questioning the Department’s motives.
The crowd of 3,550 at a town hall in Raleigh couldn’t go more than a few sentences without applauding Sen. Warren.
The letter emphasized the threats posed to the American economy due to current administrative policies reducing the number of high-skilled immigrants entering the country. Fifty business school deans and thirteen CEOs signed the letter. “We do not believe the U.S. has the high-skill talent it needs, nor does it have the capacity to train enough people with those skills,” the letter explained. “Without a substantial change in our approach, this deficit of skills will hinder economic growth.”
Opinion Editor Leah Abrams hosts a discussion with reporters Maria Morrison, Matthew Griffin and Olivia Wivestead about the Durham election results.
Incumbents carried the day in Durham elections—but less than a fifth of eligible voters participated.
Like many growing cities, Durham has a housing problem driven by the gentrification of low-income communities and the displacement of the city’s lowest earners.
One thing stands out as a turning point in Birkhead's long career: his time at Duke.
It’s that time of year again—the Durham Municipal General Election is Tuesday, so it’s a chance for Durhamites, residents and college students to make their way to the polls.
The 2019 Durham Municipal Election is today. Today, Durham voters will head to the polls to cast ballots for candidates running for mayor and three at-large seats on the City Council, as well as a referendum on a $95 million bond for affordable housing. Voters can find their polling location on the Durham County’s Board of Elections website. Here is information about the candidates for mayor and city council.
After months of debate, a panel of three North Carolina Superior Court judges ruled Monday that North Carolina’s congressional district map is in violation of the state constitution and can no longer be used.
Federal Judge Allison Dale Burroughs ruled Oct. 1 that Harvard’s admissions process did not “intentionally [discriminate] against Asian-American applicants” and cleared the university of all four counts of purported malpractice.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden came to Durham Sunday, where he painted a dark portrait of America: a nation in danger of losing its soul under President Donald Trump.
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified Oct. 17 about the ongoing impeachment inquiry into Trump’s effort to get the Ukranian government to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential candidate. He also has connections to Duke—he sat on the Sanford Board of Visitors from 2017 until 2018, and a foundation he and his wife founded has donated $1.7 million to Duke.
At a Wednesday talk, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed the need for a two-state solution to maintain a Jewish democratic state. However, her presence on campus was met with resistance and protest by some students.
The Chronicle's photo and video staff take you inside the fair before it leaves town.
U.S. President Donald Trump is not the first chief executive to pressure the Federal Reserve to follow a certain monetary policy.
For the keynote address at the Provost Forum, Kristof detailed the continued strain of antagonism towards immigrants throughout American history.
Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy drew some ire when it decided not to renew Professor Evan Charney’s contract and he had to stop teaching at the end of the Spring 2019 semester. Now it has also attracted the official attention of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and the Senate Committee on Finance. Grassley recently penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and sent a formal letter to President Vincent Price requesting answers about Charney’s case.
