To commemorate the Centennial, The Chronicle is looking back on Duke's presidents. In the second installment, we review the next five leaders who spearheaded significant expansions to Duke’s academic programs and campus while seeing the University through several administrative scandals.
The change of plans was communicated by Mary Pat McMahon in a July 18 email to staff within Duke Student Affairs. The University did not announce the reversal in a public statement to the Duke community.
McMahon will serve another five years in the role supporting Duke's graduate, professional and undergraduate students.
As extreme heat events plague communities across the nation, some government officials and Duke researchers are taking steps to help North Carolinians beat the heat.
Abernethy, Bernstein and Stone will serve six-year terms through 2030. Greene will serve a two-year term, and Stureborg will serve a three-year term.
In observance of the one-year anniversary of the SCOTUS ruling ending affirmative action, The Chronicle spoke with race-based scholarship recipients at three universities that have cut diversity programs.
Taylor's responsibilities will include acting as the University’s chief legal officer and serving as a member of the president’s cabinet.
Luce, who has been on the school's faculty since 2004, will succeed William Boulding to serve a two-year term as interim dean beginning Aug. 1.
The change comes as GoTriangle, which administers bus routes covering Durham, Orange and Wake counties, ends its COVID-era fare-free ridership program Monday.
After three years of meeting with concerned residents of Durham's Burch Avenue neighborhood, Duke officials suddenly withdrew the University's application to rezone land near Central Campus Monday.
Hewitt will serve another five years in the role, continuing her work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus in a changing higher education landscape.
Enrollment in Duke's Summer Session courses has steadily declined over the past decade, while some of the University's research and engagement programs have expanded.
Ching, a longtime professor in the AMES department, will succeed Professor of Classical Studies William Johnson as the new Schiff Family Dean of Humanities and the Arts July 1.
Brodie will reopen June 17 after over two months of renovations, cleaning and testing were conducted to decontaminate the facility following the detection of lead dust.
Harris's term is set to begin July 15, where she will be responsible for overseeing Duke’s mission to support its students’ well-being and mental health, as well as shaping programs to facilitate student growth and engagement.
Following a decision at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to divert $2.3 million of its state funding from diversity, equity and inclusion spending to public safety in the 2024–25 fiscal year, Duke students reacted to the decision and DEI efforts at Duke.
Similarly to pro-Palestinian graduates at Duke, protesters from institutions across the country have advocated for solidarity with Palestinians by walking out of their commencement ceremonies and hosting alternative ones, which some have termed “The People’s Graduation.”
In May 2023, the N.C. Board of Transportation passed a resolution to redesignate the highway from Kerley Road to Duke University Road — Krzyzewski’s commute to Duke — amid requests from Durham residents.
In 2018, Duke’s Board of Trustees assembled a Central Campus Task Force to generate development plans for the land, but the University had other financial commitments and did not pursue any “immediate development.” The Task Force only convened for one year.
DukeEngage participants expressed enthusiasm and positivity regarding the study abroad overall but mentioned concerns about the Fortin Foundation DukeEngage Academy, the pre-departure program that prepares participants to be ethical global citizens.
