Financial aid is an easy policy not to question: Through fuzzy rhetoric, colleges and universities often skirt close scrutiny of their programs.
In light of Kelly Brownell’s appointment as the new dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, we would like to investigate the success of Duke’s undergraduate public policy curriculum.
Last week was One Sexy Week for Duke, and Cupid has struck the Editorial Board with his arrow, for we have decided to take on a softer, fuzzier, but nonetheless important topic for today’s editorial.
By 2016, out-of-state Duke students and some native North Carolinians may be unable to vote in the state due to new voter identification laws currently taking shape.
This year we have seen remarkable instances of freshmen boldly and publicly making their opinions known as commentators, candidates and creators.
In a radio interview last month, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory vowed to change the way the state funds higher education in its public universities and community colleges.
Duke Kunshan University has been a project mired in obscurity from the very beginning. However, as faculty became more forceful in voicing their concerns, the academic development of DKU became...
We commend Duke University’s efforts toward promoting arts on campus. Music, dance and theater positively impact University culture.
Drawing students bearing kimonos and calculators, Kappa Sigma fraternity’s Asia Prime party is the most recent in a long line of insensitive party themes conjured up by groups at Duke.
A popular game in the last few years has been to declare what the role of the Young Trustee is.
The Young Trustee Nominating Committee was founded to amend a process once conducted internally by Duke Student Government, which had previously helped many of its members become Young Trustees.
As everyone comes back from breaks, the usual question-and-reply routine (“How was your break?” “Good, too short”) begins, but after winter break, one question, specifically geared towards the...
Duke is a school renowned for its spirit. From the much-lauded Cameron Crazies to the strong alumni network, the University is seen as a place where people can receive an excellent education while...
In recent years, unthinkable amenities like tanning beds, poolside cabanas and spherical “nap pods” have taken the place of dismal dormitories and labs in universities across the country.
“Bloodied and haggard, he slumped onto the cell’s charcoal floor, a cigarette dangling from lips swollen and oozing something awful.
If you take a close look at the Bid Day pictures of Panhellenic sororities or composites of Intrafraternity Council fraternities, you will notice an unmistakable trend: the lack of colored faces...
On Wednesday night, tap dancer extraordinaire Savion Glover performed to a packed audience at Page Auditorium.
Are Asian students disadvantaged in the college admissions process? A recent surge of articles in The New York Times and other publications has raised the question of the existence of “Asian...
Cameron Crazies have been lauded as one of the most creative and energetic student sections in the history of college basketball.
For many, Panhellenic “Bid Day” is an emotional event. The highly visible nature of the recruitment process underscores the exclusivity of each group, and differentiates its members from those who...
