Presentations are stressful, particularly when they involve a group of powerful investors and are broadcast on national television.
As Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico two weeks ago, many Duke students from the island felt helpless as they awaited news about their family and friends’ safety. Afterward, as the extent of the destruction became horrifically evident, these undergraduates joined forces with a nationwide movement of college students raising money to aid Puerto Rico.
Without federal guidelines to address climate change, several Duke professors said North Carolina's commitment to a state-level climate change alliance is mostly a symbolic gesture but still a meaningful one.
With an activist’s passion, A. Naomi Paik delivered a keynote lecture Thursday on the “rightlessness” of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, the futility of human rights and the threats of the Trump administration—or, as she called it, “the 45 regime.”
There are three Durham City Council seats up for grabs in the local election, and the upcoming primary will filter the field of candidates down for the Nov. 7 general election.
Affordable housing has been a major topic in the race to succeed Durham Mayor Bill Bell. On Wednesday evening, five mayoral candidates outlined how they would tackle the issue if elected.
Typically, the NC Pride Parade and Festival is day of enthusiasm and acceptance. So why are so many North Carolina LGBTQ+ community members not attending this year?
Politics has become a battleground in recent years, with few areas under more scrutiny than the status of presidential appointments.
In Spring 1972, Duke undergraduates elected Steve Schewel, Trinity ’73, as their student body president. This fall, a new generation of Duke students has the chance to vote for Schewel—this time, for mayor of Durham.
Farad Ali has a background in business diversity consulting, which he wants to use to push forth a vision of "One Durham" as one of Durham's six mayoral candidates.
Shea Ramirez holds many positions—she's a tax preparer, an owner of a model and talent agency, a founder of a nonprofit and a mother of six teenage daughters.
Giving lower-income Durham residents more opportunities to succeed in life is the guiding force behind Sylvester Williams’ campaign to become the next mayor of Durham.
China’s domestic politics in the era of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP), may be full of uncertainties and dynamism, contrary to popular belief.
How can we see the recent “resurgence” of white supremacy as a sign of its weakness, rather than one of its dominance?
If you stroll down West Geer Street on a Wednesday afternoon, you may be surprised to find a farm parked in front of you.
Four Durham mayoral candidates offered ideas on how to boost civic engagement amongst local college students at a candidate forum Thursday.
For most people, the act of thinking is second nature. However, one Duke faculty member has taken this mental operation to a whole new level, according to Politico magazine.
Although the Sept. 11 attacks occurred 16 years ago, they are still fresh in the minds of many Americans, including Lisa Monaco, who served as chief counterterrorism and homeland security adviser to President Obama.
Dr. Allen Frances, former chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine, has said that calling President Donald Trump mentally ill is incorrect and unfair to those with mental illnesses. Frances is the author of the recently published book, Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump, which discusses how the rise of Trump exemplifies America’s “deeper societal disease.”
Last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that her department would rewrite guidelines for how universities should address sexual misconduct cases.
