Mandelblit, one of Israel’s foremost experts on international conflict law, has served in various roles in the Israeli government, including chief military advocate general and cabinet secretary.
“Conclave” finds itself in physical and intellectual spaces that its thematic and argumentative self could never hope to fill.
If you’re looking to change classes, add a fifth – or even sixth – or work towards finishing your T-Reqs, Recess is here to help. Here are six distinctive courses that celebrate creativity and quirkiness in the artistic and cultural landscape classes while helping you graduate on time.
Fresh off a much-needed bye week, Duke football is rested and poised to make a run at the upper tier of the ACC standings with a home matchup against Virginia Tech Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium.
When used cautiously, these words can aid our speech: Without them, we’d sound robotic. But there’s a sweet spot we should try to land on. While drowning in fillers, we can’t expect to be articulate.
The event, hosted by Chabad at Duke and the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East, also featured remarks from Millet Ben Haim, who was saved by Davidian at the festival. Davidian and Ben Haim shared their stories to a full lecture hall with Duke students and members of the Durham Jewish community in attendance.
In a North Carolina Supreme Court race with over five million ballots counted, a Duke Law student trails by just 623 votes. Now, he’s suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
“Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene,” an exhibit featured at the Nasher Museum of Art (as well as the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts) from Aug. 29, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025, offers a visual journey through contemporary photography that captures the complexities and challenges of this new age.
As of fiscal year 2022, Duke’s carbon emissions reductions since 2007 were measured at 43%. The University expected to reduce emissions by another 2% in advance of the 2024 carbon neutrality deadline, leaving 55% to be offset by redeeming carbon credits. However, emissions ended up rising 11.35%, requiring Duke to offset almost 69% of its 2007-level emissions with carbon credits.
Smith was one of 32 students named Rhodes Scholars from 865 applicants across the country. At the University of Oxford, she plans to pursue a Master of Science in criminology and criminal justice as well as a Master of Science in comparative social policy before applying to law school.
Duke men’s basketball fell out of the top 10 of this week’s AP Poll, dropping to No. 12 following last week’s loss to Kentucky. The Blue Zone gives it thoughts on the changes in the both the men’s and women’s weekly rankings:
The Blue Devils emerged with a 75-71 victory after a hard-fought, physical matchup. The Jackrabbits proved a worthy opponent after Duke pulled away to a 38-30 halftime lead, fighting back to tie the game and raise the blood pressure of Blue Devil fans everywhere. Raised blood pressure this early in the season might not be the best for fans, but for Lawson’s team, it’s ideal.
At Penn’s Tse Center in Philadelphia, the Blue Devils fought courageously in their final meet of the calendar year. The No. 6 women’s team went 3-2 in its matches against No. 3 Columbia, No. 4 Princeton, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 14 Stanford and Air Force. The No. 10 men’s team finished the day going 2-3 in its matches against No. 3 Columbia, No. 4 Princeton, No. 6 Ohio State, Air Force and Stanford.
2024 will mark the third straight year in which Duke is eligible for postseason play, as the Blue Devils sit at 7-3 coming off their bye week and will look to finish out another strong season. While Duke is unlikely to reach the College Football Playoff, there are still a slew of other bowl games that head coach Manny Diaz could lead his team into after regular-season play.
Duke is unveiling its own "Starbucks secret menu" of classes, if you will. Last night, the University dropped dozens of new courses on DukeHub, the website students use to register for their classes. I wanted to beat the University News section of The Chronicle to the punch and tell my loyal readers about the new offerings as soon as I found out.
Difference or diversity, even religiously or faith-wise, is embraced as a reality of the world of which Duke is a part.
BCS originated from a house course at Duke where undergraduates created a service-learning project as part of the University Scholars Program. Now, volunteers who join the club learn contextual information about educational disparities in Durham and theoretical frameworks underpinning their service work.
Duke’s ninth annual Energy Week brought together students, faculty and industry leaders to explore the pressing challenges and opportunities in the energy landscape.
The initiative addresses both the challenges and opportunities AI presents by focusing on its technological advancement and ethical, social and behavioral impacts.
