Chavis began his career in activism at 14 years old, when he served as the North Carolina statewide youth coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference under civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Several mid-career national security professionals make Duke and Durham their home each year as Counterterrorism and Public Policy Fellows. Though each of the fellows have prior experience with counterterrorism, foreign service or intelligence efforts, their experiences prior to coming to Durham vary.
Starting in spring 2024, students will have the opportunity to rack up points by attending events and winning challenges, with the highest ranking Quad Connection declared as the overall winner.
Adem Gusa, director of planning and design, gave a presentation outlining the future of the University’s capital investment and emphasizing a need for investments in pre-existing facilities.
The workshop included four sessions focused on defining key concepts related to Islam, the history of Muslims in the United States, Islamophobia and future efforts to empower the Muslim community on campus.
Plans to acquire Blue Light were first initiated in the summer of 2023, when “Duke Student Affairs and Duke Real Estate were first made aware of the opportunity to work with Blue Light’s management,” according to Mary Pat McMahon, vice provost and vice president for student affairs.
The event was hosted by Jewish Life at Duke and featured Moshe Lavi and Yair Finkelstein, members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum’s delegation to North Carolina.
Line monitors and players and coaching staff on the men’s basketball team spoke to tenters about promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in Krzyzewskiville at a Wednesday town hall.
Juwan Jacobs, DSG advisor and assistant director for student involvement and leadership, cited the rigid structure surrounding endorsements — such as the requirement for organizations to give each candidate equal speaking and questioning time — as a reason for eliminating the process.
The Tuesday conversation, which touched on many of Beinart’s personal experiences, was moderated by Professor of Cultural Anthropology Rebecca Stein and was packed with Durham and Duke community members.
Ten years ago, the Bass Connections program started sponsoring independent student efforts to learn about United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and developed an official course to support their interests.
Grant Hill, former men’s basketball star and Trinity ‘94, gave the keynote address at Sunday’s service of commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Arts & Sciences Council got its first look at a draft proposal for the new Trinity College curriculum and heard a proposal for the Thompson Writing Program’s new minor in writing and rhetoric during a Thursday meeting.
Duke’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship website pitches the program as an opportunity for students to form connections with companies across Silicon Valley. While the program’s location attracts aspiring entrepreneurs, what do students do once they get in?
The event was hosted by actor and comedian Ken Jeong, Trinity ‘90, Lisa Borders, former president of the Women’s National Basketball Association and Trinity ‘79, and former men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.
As Duke closes out a monumental year, The Chronicle looks back at the biggest stories of 2023 — a year marked by the beginning of a new Carolinas financial aid program, continued demands by campus activists and the end of the University’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
If you’re staying on-campus over winter break, here’s a look at some fun ways to spend your holidays and how certain Duke facilities will operate over the coming weeks.
According to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag, part of the increase in the number of applications is due to the University’s new financial aid program for students from the Carolinas.
Patrick Rowland was charged for using a cell phone to distribute cocaine and marijuana from September 2022 to March 2023, after both he and UNC first-year Elizabeth Grace Burton overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl in a Kilgo common room on March 9.
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Speakers at the event lit the first candles of a menorah in honor of the estimated 140 hostages who are still held in Gaza.
