House prices across the United States have risen 5.7% throughout 2024. With around 800 Duke undergraduates and more than 10,000 graduate students living off campus, rising costs are straining student budgets and University housing resources.
In a time when graduate students have more questions than answers about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Duke Graduate and Professional Student Government’s microgrant program offers solutions.
Duke is known for a lot of things — basketball, Gothic architecture and, to some, a robust pre-professional culture. Over her nearly 25 years at the University, Martha Reeves, professor of the practice of sociology, has dedicated herself to broadening Duke’s pre-business opportunities for female students.
SHAPE was established in its first form in fall 2019 with the intent to “raise awareness about sexual assault and harassment on campus.” Since then, it has grown into an independent student organization with 150 members, becoming one of the most prevalent voices for sexual violence prevention and education on campus.
Just as Duke students may opt to study abroad throughout their time at Duke, University faculty looking to broaden their global perspective can do so too — by teaching abroad in China at Duke Kunshan University.
The Chronicle reviewed Duke’s admission announcements since 2000 to trace the steep climb in applications and steady decline in acceptance rates over the years.
Junior Kaitlyn Williams hopes to strengthen Duke’s relationship with the Durham community and encourage students across class years to engage more with Duke University Union during her upcoming year-long tenure as president of the organization.
For students rushing between classes, running into Gold, the beloved golden retriever of Keith Upchurch, Trinity ‘72, is a cherished treat. The duo have become campus icons, never failing to bring students joy.
Even without medical degrees, students in Duke Remote Area Medical still serve a critical role in helping source free and accessible health care across the state.
Baldwin was the University’s first female full faculty member and helped launch the University’s Woman’s College, pioneering women’s involvement in campus social life and establishing a foundation for them to thrive academically. A century later, Duke is a coeducational institution with a nearly equal gender distribution among its students, largely due to Baldwin’s efforts.
A quantum computing researcher by day and climber at the Triangle Rock Club in Durham by night, Lloyd George began training for this project in July. Known as the “muscle-up man” at the climbing gym, he has completed around 30,000 muscle-ups in preparation for April 13, which he said is equivalent in terms of upper-body movement to ascending Mount Everest four-and-a-half times.
As civil discourse becomes a buzzword in the higher education landscape, The Chronicle spoke with faculty to understand what civil discourse means to them and why it has figured prominently in recent debates surrounding higher education.
When Duke launched its new major fundraising campaign, student groups found STEM and student life in the starting lineup, though some wondered if the humanities would be on the sidelines.
To put the new $70,265 tuition price tag into perspective, The Chronicle examined Duke’s tuition changes over the years and against its peer institutions. Although the University mostly falls in line with a larger trend of tuition increases, Duke appears to be at the high end, if not ahead, of the curve.
As Miller’s second season in the West Wing begins to take shape, The Chronicle looked back on the views he penned in our pages during his time as a student, exploring those which have held firm over the years and may now be steering the country’s future.
Clayton’s just won a second term as chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, having become the youngest state party chair in the country only two years ago.
Tiryakian died at age 95 at his home in Durham Feb. 1. Throughout his over five-decade tenure at the University, Tiryakian oversaw the development of sociology as an academic discipline all while fostering close relationships across the department and with his students.
As Duke prepares to finance a new generation of scholarly inquiry and health care innovation, The Chronicle looks back on prior institutional fundraising efforts — when they were launched, how much they raised and where the money was spent.
Meriwether’s long and dynamic career featured civil rights activism, public health leadership and investment in underserved communities at home and abroad.
Siegel, a Chapel Hill native and U.S.-Israeli dual citizen, spent 484 days in captivity until he was freed Feb. 1, becoming the first American hostage released as part of the new ceasefire agreement.
