Duke Student Government elected its senate judiciary committee, approved the board of electors and allocated $40,406.10 in Student Organization Finance Committee funding requests during its Wednesday meeting.
Many students reacted with surprise and frustration following Duke’s announcement that it would be increasing the undergraduate cost of attendance to over $90,000 for the 2025-26 academic year.
For community members who currently rely on SMS messages or phone calls for multi-factor authentication (MFA), OIT instructs users to download Duo Mobile or Duke Unlock and register eligible mobile devices before March 18.
Among the symposium’s lineup of speakers Monday were Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun and Ronnie Chatterji, inaugural chief economist of OpenAI and Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess distinguished professor of business and public policy.
Hill, Trinity ‘94, is recognized as one of college basketball’s greatest all-time players. He played on the Duke men’s basketball team during its first two championship runs in 1991 and 1992.
The Chronicle compiled a list of ways students can celebrate Women’s History Month across campus and in Durham, with events ranging from symposiums and documentaries to an awards ceremony for the graduating members of the Duke Women’s Center.
Cohen-Solal spoke to a crowd of about 60 Duke community members Thursday evening, recalling his experiences on the day of the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Duke Student Government announced a new mentorship program based on academic majors and shared plans for a new initiative to increase student attendance at University athletic events at its Wednesday meeting.
Duke community members and Durham residents protested Wednesday afternoon, demanding that Duke not comply with the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI initiatives and that the University end its Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations policy.
Duke Graduate and Professional Student Government passed three bills related to senate procedures and updated its Standing Rules of Order during its Tuesday meeting.
Toddi Steelman, vice president and vice provost for climate and sustainability, wrote in a Sunday email to The Chronicle that the University decided to purchase carbon offsets to account for campus emissions in 2025.
The Board of Trustees approved a 5.93% increase in the undergraduate cost of attendance for the 2025-26 academic year, bringing Duke’s price tag to $92,042.
Following Duke’s announcement of its major fundraising campaign, The Chronicle spoke to the University’s president about the campaign and how it aims to serve Duke in the years to come.
This year’s undergraduate finalists are Trinity seniors Danica Bajaj, Jax Nalley and Gabriela Pereda. The graduate and professional student finalists are Austin Beason, a master’s student in the Fuqua School of Business, Keanu Valibia, a third-year master’s student in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Dakota Douglas, Trinity ‘22 and Graduate School ‘24.
Despa, an associate news editor and biomedical engineering major, will begin her one-year tenure April 23. The Lexington, Ky., native will be the first engineering student to lead the newspaper since the 117th volume.
IGECs will serve as doctoral certificates that provide opportunities for graduate students to participate in courses, group projects, seminars and summer experiences outside of their usual discipline.
The campaign, dubbed “Made for This,” aims to prioritize funding and development across four main pillars: Duke Sciences and Technology, the Duke Climate Commitment, the undergraduate student experience and Duke Health.
Thorp drew on his experience as a university administrator to field questions about uncertainty in today’s higher education landscape amid a slew of Trump administration policies threatening to reduce federal funding for universities and a broader trend of declining trust in educational institutions.
The five grant recipients will invite experts from both Duke and Duke-NUS to conduct research at the intersection of urgent health and environmental challenges.
The funding will support the initiative over the next three years, creating programs to help students, faculty and staff facilitate “constructive conversations across diverse perspectives,” as well as allow faculty to develop new courses, conduct research and bring in speakers related to the initiative.
