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Duke should hold its speakers to its own standards

By Sunrise Movement Durham | February 25, 2021

The undersigned call on the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke to end its conflicts of interest by denying platforms to Koch-funded diffusers of misinformation.

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Price’s statement merely routine

By Caroline Usher | January 20, 2021

President Price issued a statement about the events of January 6th in Washington. As a holder of a Duke degree and long-time employee, I find this statement sorely lacking.

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A more-just story in stone

By Jeff Nelson | January 19, 2021

Duke has not merely an opportunity to tell a wider, more diverse story of its origins, but to tell a story that will guide it into its second century.

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A plea to disinvite Professor Alvare

By Law School Students | October 21, 2020

What does it say about the standing of our institution when we are willing to engage with a speaker who has ties to pro-conversion-therapy groups in the name of ‘academic freedom’?

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Letter: Duke Catholic, it’s past time to truly minister to BIPOC students

By Duke Catholics for Black Lives | September 18, 2020

The Duke Catholic Center (DCC) has a history of marginalizing Black students, failing to uphold its mission to create a welcoming community grounded in social justice.

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How to prepare for an election like no other

By Faculty Advisory Board of the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute | August 20, 2020

We ask the Duke administration to take additional steps to secure and protect the voting rights of every member of the Duke community.

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Duke workers need a compact that protects all of us, not just our employers

By Michael McGurk | August 18, 2020

We will hold up our end of the compact. Will the university’s leadership hold up theirs?

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Open letter: It's time to abolish IFC and Panhel

By Abolish Duke IFC and Panhel | August 12, 2020

The system is not broken; it is doing exactly what it was created to do by insulating wealthy, white students from the broader Duke community.

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Duke’s decision to reopen could cost lives

By Chris Huebner | July 28, 2020

I wonder about the people in charge who are acting with such nonchalance about our health and safety. I wonder whether their mother calls them to ask them how they’re breathing today.

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Letter: Being gay in Greek life

By AJ Whitney | July 21, 2020

The current movement to abolish the Greek life system at Duke fails to consider people like me.

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Don’t distort the present in reckoning with the past

By Jed E. Rose | July 13, 2020

Just as the auto industry of the 1960s resisted making safety improvements such as seat belts, but eventually was instrumental in developing technologies to improve auto safety, so must tobacco companies now play an active role in developing technologies that reduce the harms of cigarette smoking.

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What the new ICE policy really means for international students

By Francesca Maglione | July 10, 2020

It feels nearly impossible to find a sense of belonging in a place that negatively highlights your differences and denies your entry.

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In solidarity with international students

By Ebehiremhen Anita Izokun and James Mbuthia | July 8, 2020

We as DukeAfrica executive members demand Duke release a statement of action regarding the recent news from the U.S Immigration and Customs.

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C'mon, Vince

By David Henderson | June 22, 2020

C’mon, Vince, you think we don’t know how hollow your words are? We’re Duke people.

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Juneteenth: An open letter to Duke

By The Hurston-James Society | June 19, 2020

We are only as strong as the weakest among us. And you, Duke, have failed.

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Statement from the Black Student Alliance

By Duke Black Student Alliance | June 4, 2020

Black undergraduate students at Duke continue to grieve alongside many members of the Black community nationwide over the losses of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, George Floyd, and the countless other victims of racially charged violence against Black people in America.

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Remembering Karen Blumenthal: A selfless teacher

By John Lumpkin | June 1, 2020

Karen had a profound effect on journalism students at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth while I served as Director of the Schieffer School of Journalism.