Audrey Wang is a Trinity senior and data editor of The Chronicle's 120th volume. She was previously editor-in-chief for Volume 119.
We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though priority issues varied with candidate preference and certain demographic characteristics.
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.
Faculty members generally responded that the U.S. was doing “too much” to provide military aid to Israel, and an overwhelming majority responded that the U.S. was doing “too little” to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
We found that faculty members had varied views on DEI, with nearly half of respondents indicating that Duke placed too much or somewhat too much emphasis on it. Tenured faculty respondents were more likely than others to share this perspective, as were more conservative respondents.
While faculty respondents tended to be liberal overall, the disaggregation of the data by field and school revealed variation in political views.
The Chronicle found that faculty members across diverse fields and schools were largely in favor of the University officially committing itself to institutional neutrality, though certain demographics are less likely to support such a policy.
The Chronicle is releasing survey data from its inaugural faculty survey next week. Read about the survey's methodology and limitations, as well as summary statistics of respondents' faculty tenure status, the schools their appointments were in, race and ethnicity, gender identity, religious identity and political leanings.
After reviewing publicly disclosed information on Duke’s investment portfolio, industry partnerships and contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, The Chronicle identified financial ties with Israel and organizations supplying military aid to the nation, primarily for purposes of research and education.
A total of 2,482 undergraduate students cast a ballot in this year's president and EVP election, which was open from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday, wrote DSG Attorney General Annie Cui, a senior, in a Thursday evening email to The Chronicle.
The Chronicle will be accepting endorsement letters for the 2024 Duke Student Government presidential and executive vice presidential elections from March 21 to March 25 at noon. All accepted endorsements will be published by March 26 at 11:59 p.m.
