To their (online) credit
By Editorial Board | November 19, 2012It is coming. After years of forecasting, anticipating and strategizing, online education is making bold strides in elite higher education.
It is coming. After years of forecasting, anticipating and strategizing, online education is making bold strides in elite higher education.
We were not at all surprised that a study commissioned by Trojan ranked Duke a measly 41st out of 141 universities in a sexual health report card.
Last Thursday, a Duke Students for Justice in Palestine event was interrupted when a senior destroyed the replica West Bank barrier and flipped over a table of Palestinian food DSJP was offering to...
Tuesday, architects from the firm Grimshaw held an open house for students to view and comment on plans for the new West Union building their firm is designing.
The Charlotte-based Duke Endowment made the announcement that it would give Davidson College $45 million, the largest single donation ever given to the school.
At last week’s Senate meeting, Duke Student Government moved up the 2013 election for president and executive vice president from mid-April to the first week of March.
The recent uproar over affirmative action exposes the need to rethink how we talk about race and ethnicity in college admissions.
A grim portent hung over President Barack Obama’s victory Tuesday.
We recommend Duke look at the following metrics to gauge the model’s success.
This headline appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of The Chronicle: “Independents lack sense of community in Duke house model.” We recognize the article for what it was: A much-needed mid-semester...
Last week, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta sent out an email to the student body expressing the community’s concern for those affected by Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast.
We support the administration’s announcement of two new, Duke-sponsored study abroad programs earlier this week, but urge the University to continue evaluating and addressing the deficit in...
In 2008, The Chronicle’s independent editorial board resoundingly endorsed Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States.
Once the authors work out some of the kinks, the plan will likely result in policies that will create a more tolerant and accommodating campus.
According to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag, race still matters—and should matter—in the college admissions process.
Last year, we wrote an editorial in which we criticized the University’s legacy admission policy for being unfair, as legacy status has no bearing on an applicant’s merit.
The practice of entrepreneurship and the practice of innovation have become entangled at Duke.
Wednesday’s editorial explored the phenomenon of the Big Four, which limits the set acceptable careers for Duke students to four: lawyer, doctor, banker and consultant.
Duke students talk about it informally all the time, but at the Career Center it has a special name.
Convincing Duke students to work in arts-related fields after graduation can be a hard sell.