Duke’s campus is known for many things—its beautiful neo-Gothic architecture, the Chapel and Cameron Indoor Stadium are among some of its best-known trademarks.
The recent release of the Greek Culture Initiative’s Report on Gender and Greek Experience has brought the topic of Duke’s campus climate, particularly sexual assault, back into the spotlight.
The Greek Culture Initiative report confirmed an ugly reality of the Duke social scene.
The report on greek life contains some useful insights but many statistical missteps as well.
An innovative new way of selecting students for medicine seeks to alleviate the intensity of pre-health requirements without sacrificing the academic ability of its applicants to perform as doctors.
Duke must respond to discrepancies in course credit assignment for time-intensive lab classes, often in natural sciences, that meet for four or more hours per week compared to a lecture-only course.
The editorial board would like to endorse Dr. Robert Lefkowitz for most awesome person of 2012-2013 over head football coach David Cutcliffe.
The article itself reveals the problematic biases embedded within the narrative of these two cities and their relationship.
We had a difficult time determining which candidate to endorse in this year’s Duke Student Government presidential race.
For many people both within and outside of the Duke community, the lacrosse scandal continues to define Duke’s identity.
While big issues require substantial and sustained attention from the University, students face a completely different set of concerns as they go about their daily lives.
If buildings help build community, then it comes as no surprise on a campus with highly visible structures dedicated to the sciences and engineering that the arts at Duke are seemingly invisible.
Universities across the country are constantly being pressed to obtain the money necessary to fund critical research.
A professor is trying to stimulate an in-depth conversation in a small seminar class but ends up talking to a dozen students with their eyes cast down at their computers.
The success of an innovative class that makes use of the online educational technology, Coursera, is strengthening support for the increased use of technology in classes across the board.
The use of websites and blogs to promote social and political causes has gained traction on campus.
In just a few months, the school year will be over, and students across campus will leave Duke for the summer.
Casting itself as a leader in interdisciplinary and problem-oriented education, Duke has spent the last several years rethinking the form and function of its undergraduate offerings.
Earlier this month, Duke students voted to pass the Duke Student Government bill of rights.
If there were ever a way to provide equal access to education, it is through financial aid—or so we are told starting from our first college information session.
