Durham Board of County Commissioners approved a $1.04 billion county budget on June 9, and Durham City Council approved a $772 million financial plan for the city on June 16. Both budgets will go into effect July 1.
After waiting a day, two more Blue Devils made their way into the professional ranks. Sion James and Tyrese Proctor became the fourth and fifth Duke players to hear their name called in the 2025 NBA draft, departing with the 33rd and 49th overall picks.
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach learned of their new big-league homes, marking just the third time in history that a school has produced three top-10 picks in a single draft.
As Duke administrators work to navigate the shifting landscape, The Chronicle looked back on how DEI has surfaced in recent University communications, policies and practices.
Higher education institutions are facing federal attacks by the Trump administration over DEI initiatives prompting varying approaches to regulating DEI in response. Duke has notably been on the quieter side of the bunch.
Duke and Cryo-Cell, an umbilical cord blood and cord tissue stem cell bank, had nearly five years of exclusive partnership. Leading up to the termination, both parties claimed the other breached the agreement.
Duke women’s tennis bounced back from last year to finish the season with a 24-4 record, 12 conference wins and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time since 2022.
Rising junior Cooper Williams and graduate Theo Winegar — Duke’s top doubles pairing for the latter part of the season — emerged victorious in the 2025 American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff to earn a berth at the U.S. Open.
Duke is expecting 71 new transfer students this fall, marking the largest incoming cohort in recent years and a 48% increase over last year’s class. Most of the new transfers plan to pursue degrees in the arts, humanities and interpretive social sciences.
On Thursday afternoon, multiple sources confirmed that the program had tabbed Wake Forest pitching coach Corey Muscara as its next head coach. He will replace Chris Pollard, who left for Virginia last week.
On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to proclaim the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas. 160 years later, The Chronicle is here with a guide to celebrating the holiday in Durham.
The Blue Devils finished the season 41-18, with 16 conference wins on the year. The squad was unable to make significant waves in the postseason, despite securing the last first-round bye in the ACC Tournament and hosting its own regional in the NCAA Tournament.
As culture continues to grapple with the future of streaming services, live television, and the place of traditionally formatted television seasons, there is a seemingly endless amount of content to consume. Let’s take a look at some of the highly anticipated television show releases happening this month!
Sheridan “Dan” Johns III, professor emeritus of political science, is remembered for his passion for equal rights, affinity for cultural exploration and generous character. Johns, 90, died May 1 in Durham.
While time loop horror isn’t novel, the choice allows “Until Dawn” to escape merely replicating the original game while also commenting on the game's choose-your-own-adventure format.
The bill might raise the endowment tax for Duke from 1.4% to 7%, and it could raise the tax by nearly 20 percentage points for other institutions. College administrators — including Duke’s — say it would put further pressure on financial aid initiatives and research funding.
Durhamites took to the streets as part of a National Day of Action, challenging the Trump administration approach to free speech, immigration and the military, among other reasons.
Finishing 14-6 overall and 6-3 in its conference, Duke women's lacrosse finally found success after several years of struggling to find its team identity.
The Blue Devils left the national competition with several top-five finishes amongst the men’s and women’s teams, with 14 athletes combining for 17 USTFCCCA All-America honors as Duke tallied its most significant performance at the meet in years.
The ACC’s 2023-24 tax 990 form, released in May, showed a record $711 million in revenue, a $5 million increase from the previous year. But the ACC’s revenue payout system has recently gone through substantial changes that will give select ACC schools more money for postseason success and TV viewership.
Police have since identified the man, who reportedly worked as a contract employee for a Duke medical supply vendor and was assigned to work in the area of Duke Hospital where the recording device was found, according to a warrant obtained by WRAL.
