Arts & Sciences Council discussed the implementation of Constellations and potential reform ideas for the Short-Term Incapacitation Forms (STINFs) during its Thursday meeting.
Duke is governed by a board of 37 community members, many of whom hold prominent positions in business and government. What does the Board of Trustees do, and who are the members who oversee the University?
The messages have included hateful language, most notably saying that the recipients were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”
Duke professors reflected on the results of the 2024 presidential election and spoke about Trump’s second administration during the “What now? Making Sense of the 2024 Presidential Election” post-election panel hosted by Duke's Program in American Grand Strategy Wednesday.
The gift will establish the Bishop Joseph B. Bethea Professorship and support the faculty member in “foster[ing] research and field-defining work in an academic, theological context,” according to an Oct. 3 Giving to Duke announcement.
Read The Chronicle’s live coverage of scenes from around campus and several Durham polling locations today as residents of the Tar Heel state await the final results of this historic election cycle.
Whether your plans are settled or still in motion, take a look at how Duke students plan to spend their election night as they await which candidate will come out victorious.
From Votechella to tabling on Bryan Center Plaza and a conversation with Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, take a look at some of the scenes across campus on Democracy Day.
The working group will be charged with developing a proposal for how to best “publicly acknowledg[e] and contextualiz[e]” Craven’s ties to slavery alongside his position as an important figure in Duke’s history. The proposal is expected to be completed by the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
From pushup competitions to donation drives, Duke student organizations and offices have been actively involved with relief efforts for western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
With only a few days until Election Day, The Chronicle interviewed professors in the Sanford School of Public Policy to hear how this trend of increased violence arose and how it could develop post-election.
Since 1976, Duke’s academic freedom policy has remained largely untouched and uncontested. Yet in April, the Academic Council, along with Duke’s President’s and Provost’s Offices, formed a committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility, Free Expression and Engagement following the escalation of protests on college campuses across the country in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The petition, created by Duke Faculty for Institutional Neutrality and Free Speech, calls on the University to refrain from issuing position statements on current events that do not directly affect the institution’s “academic mission.” Exceptions would only be made in rare instances when the issue “directly concerns” the University’s mission.
Duke Student Government announced a permanent extension to game day parking, launched a new initiative to stock menstrual products in residential bathrooms across campus and approved over $25,000 in student group funding requests during its Wednesday meeting.
See all our coverage from The Chronicle's inaugural campus election poll.
We surveyed members of the Duke community about their voting plans and top issues for the 2024 presidential election and North Carolina gubernatorial election. Questions ranged from opinions on the North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to student debt relief efforts.
Brooks spoke about his journey learning to form stronger interpersonal relationships, which he chronicles in his book “How to Know A Person: Bringing Humanity Back from the Brink.”
Melanie Wallskog, assistant professor of business administration, joined the study a decade ago when she was a fourth-year doctoral student at Stanford University.
Although the University said that these updates to the Community Standard will not interfere with free speech on campus, students expressed mixed opinions about the policy. Some view the change as a positive step towards safer and more organized events, while others are concerned about its ambiguity and potential to deter students from attending events.
Duke community members — some alumni of the University’s undergraduate and professional schools, others former employees and one a current student — are running for office at various levels and branches of the government this election season.
