Trinity College's first official graduate, Joseph Maytubby, joined as part of the school's first Durham-based class. He went on to become one of the institution’s most celebrated students, renowned for his leadership in the classroom and on the field.
Former men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has served as an ambassador to the University since his retirement in 2022, topped the list for the eighth year running at nearly $9 million.
The price increase to ride the buses prompted sustained protests by the student body dubbed “Shoe Leather Day.” The demonstration exhibited unrelenting student efforts in the first major show of student spirit since the pre-war years.
Since Duke’s fraternities moved off campus in 2021, residents of the neighborhoods surrounding East Campus have expressed mixed feelings towards students — Greek-affiliated or otherwise — living in their communities.
How did these student influencers crack the code and reach TikTok stardom? The key may be the factor they all have in common: attending Duke.
Affectionately known as the Giles sisters, the family name of Mary, Persis and Therisa is engraved in stone above the entryway to Giles dorm in honor of the lasting legacy these three women left on the school and their contributions to women’s education in the state.
Devils Uncovered was first imagined about a year ago when Campus Enterprises, Duke’s oldest student-run business, hosted a Shark Tank competition for first-years to pitch an idea for a service that would benefit the community.
Now, after two and a half years of organizing, workers and pro-union advocates at the warehouse have launched unionization efforts to secure better pay and improved working conditions. If successful, they would establish the first unionized Amazon facility in the South and the second in the country.
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.
Joel Fleishman, founder of the Sanford School of Public Policy and namesake of the Fleishman House, is remembered as a visionary who played a transformational role in Duke’s development.
Soong, North Carolina's first international student, studied at Trinity College before going on to found a successful publishing business and contribute to the revolutionary effort that ended imperial rule in China.
The project, dubbed The 10th Street Journal, employs generative AI to produce stories from “news releases or other official sources” about community events, government actions and meetings.
Chatterji, Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess distinguished professor of business and public policy, sat down with The Chronicle to discuss his new role at OpenAI and how his time at Duke and in the White House influenced his perspective on the economic impact of emerging technologies.
We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though priority issues varied with candidate preference and certain demographic characteristics.
The Chronicle found that over 80% of respondents plan to vote this election cycle, and over 75% intend to vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election. The majority of respondents identified as liberal, a trend that was consistent across demographic groups.
See all our coverage from The Chronicle's inaugural campus election poll.
We surveyed members of the Duke community about their voting plans and top issues for the 2024 presidential election and North Carolina gubernatorial election. Questions ranged from opinions on the North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to student debt relief efforts.
Faculty members generally responded that the U.S. was doing “too much” to provide military aid to Israel, and an overwhelming majority responded that the U.S. was doing “too little” to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
We found that faculty members had varied views on DEI, with nearly half of respondents indicating that Duke placed too much or somewhat too much emphasis on it. Tenured faculty respondents were more likely than others to share this perspective, as were more conservative respondents.
For its first year, The Chronicle surveyed Duke faculty members about their thoughts on contentious issues facing higher education, including affirmative action.
