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DPS superintendent unveils strategic plan
By Tong Xiang | January 27, 2011Eric Becoats is starting off his second semester with a new plan and a lot of buzz.
Eric Becoats is starting off his second semester with a new plan and a lot of buzz.
Nearly a year after the officer-involved fatal shooting outside of Duke Hospital, the Durham County district attorney has announced that the actions of the involved Duke policemen were authorized.
In an astounding act of bipartisanship, students of all political affiliations tolerated the questions of The Chronicle’s Matt Barnett.
President Barack Obama began his address to the American people Tuesday night with an eye on progress.
Gov. Bev Purdue announced Thursday in Durham that she hopes to keep North Carolina’s Alcohol Beverage Control system as it is now, despite discussions of privatization.
Ten projects designed by students from both UNC and Duke have each been awarded a $5,000 grant as part of the inaugural Kenan-Biddle Partnership class, part of an effort to increase collaboration...
Duke will open a permanent office in the nation’s capital, which is home to the University’s third largest alumni base and hosts more than 100 Duke student interns each year.
ABC News and the Duke Global Health Institute have established a partnership to create a year-long television series covering health issues around the world.
Durham Mayor Bill Bell, incumbent since 2001, will run for a sixth term this year.
Championing a new bipartisan approach, President Barack Obama and the lame-duck 111th Congress enjoyed a prolific December, though questions remain as to how long this productive spirit can last.
In a continuing investigation of civil rights complaints filed against Duke last Fall, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights postponed indefinitely a series of group interviews...
The recent repeal of the military’s 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy may change the relationship between ROTC and colleges across the country.
After House and Senate Republicans voiced their support last month to prohibit earmarks in the next Congress, North Carolina politicians have offered differing opinions about the potential ban.
When Amy Lazarus, Trinity ’05, was an undergraduate at Duke, she co-founded the Center for Race Relations and Common Ground, a popular retreat that aims to spur social change on campus.
The Senate failed to pass two major immigration and military policy measures Thursday.
Journalist Michele Norris has co-hosted National Public Radio’s evening news show ‘All Things Considered’ since Dec. 9, 2002.
The House of Representatives voted to pass the DREAM Act yesterday, a bill that would offer legal status to some young illegal immigrants.
With the U.S. Senate expected to vote on a pro-immigration measure this week, President Richard Brodhead has expressed his support for the bill.
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate a Duke professor to a key administration post, the White House announced yesterday.
Hours before he announced a compromise with GOP lawmakers on a package deal aimed at bolstering the economy, President Barack Obama emphasized America’s culture of innovation and stressed his...