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Anywhere Duke students are, from fraternity parties to Perkins Library to Krzyzewskiville, you will probably find someone listening to a Big Bootie Mix.
A controversial conference on Gaza held by the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies drew backlash earlier this year, with some calling aspects of it anti-Semitic.
After 43 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit, Charles Ray Finch was released last month thanks to Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic.
Here's a sampling of the questions you wanted answered and what we've been able to find out so far.
The SAT’s new “adversity score” will be considered by Duke admissions next year. However, some students and faculty have reservations.
With electric scooters having arrived in Durham June 13, the University has announced restrictions for riding them on campus.
In a press release, Nancy Erika Smith, Watson’s attorney, claimed that Fairfax’s calls for an investigation are a cover for not wanting to answer questions publicly.
In 2014, Duke researchers set up cameras to record thousands of individuals walking on West Campus, with the objective of collecting a data set that could enhance facial recognition technology.
Researchers employed the surveillance footage data to test and improve facial recognition technology. The data has been linked to the Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minorities.
The next generation living and learning experience task force summary did not offer much in the way of substantive plans to improve the Duke housing community, but it provided broad aims that could later guide action.
The two Board of Trustees task forces emphasized the importance of making alumni engagement a “core function” of the University and reinforcing Duke’s scientific prowess, respectively.
After a year for the task force to deliberate—and many years before that for members to think—there are no immediate plans for what to do with the bulk of Central Campus.
The Duke Eye Center off Erwin Road has also seen flooding.
Duke's official mascot may be the blue devil, but the lemur is making a strong case for the University's unofficial symbol.
Hate ‘em or love ‘em, they’re coming: a swarm of electric scooters is set to hit the streets of Durham in just a few days.
Blackshear, currently senior associate dean for academic planning, will take over for Arlie Petters, Benjamin Powell professor of mathematics, effective July 1, according to a news release.
While Central Campus undergoes demolition, International House will stay there for at least another year—and the president of International Association said he didn’t know about it until Spring 2019.
The University is one of the top producing institutions for Fulbright award winners in the country.
Hewitt is coming from Johns Hopkins University, where she is the vice provost for institutional equity.
When a professional sports gambler sat down by Sam Kooistra on a bus to the Jeopardy! studio, Kooistra had no clue who he was—but that would soon change.
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