The North Carolina state legislature has faced continued criticism following the adoption of new district maps to eliminate alleged racial gerrymandering.
Last Thursday, the Durham Public Schools Board voted unanimously to ban representation of the Confederate flag, Ku Klux Klan and Nazi swastika from its dress code.
At a panel discussion Tuesday, several Duke scholars expressed concern about the effects of recent United States sanctions on Russia.
Much as the election of President Donald Trump has ushered in a period of uncertainty and change to domestic policy and American society, so too has it muddled a clear sense of America's foreign policy.
For six terms Bill Bell has served as mayor of Durham, but since he is not running this November, the city will elect its first newcomer to the position in sixteen years.
Durham has been a hotbed of activity directed against its Confederate memorials, from the monument in front of the Durham County Courthouse to the Robert E. Lee statue at the entrance to the Chapel.
Durham is due for a change in leadership this year, with Mayor Bill Bell not running for reelection and three city council seats up for grabs.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, who served as deputy secretary of the Department of the Treasury in the Obama administration for three years, became a Rubenstein Fellow in August.
As Hurricane Harvey moves through Louisiana, professors at Duke discuss ways to mitigate the devastating toll of such large storms in the future.
At 11 a.m. Sunday morning, Alex Cherches was on Facebook when he saw a new post from his mom.
Several Duke professors are unsure about how the recent turnover in the Trump administration will affect his presidency.
A team of Duke students spent the summer creating a more efficient mechanism to map tobacco retailers in Durham County—which has over 250—and North Carolina, which has over 15,000.
Protesters gathered downtown Friday afternoon in response to a rumored white supremacist rally. The Durham County Sheriff's Office released a statement that it would partially close Main Street.
Durham protesters toppled a Confederate monument near East Campus Monday night. Dedicated in May 1924, the Confederate monument depicted a common soldier with a Confederate seal. The monument—which is located in front of the Old Durham County Courthouse—is about a mile from East Campus.
Following incumbent mayor Bill Bell’s retirement announcement earlier this year, several new faces have filed for candidacy in Durham's mayoral race.
In response to Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the city of Durham and Duke University have reaffirmed their commitment to combating climate change.
On May 4, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “promoting free speech and religious liberty”—specifically seeking to push back on aspects of the Johnson Amendment.
Duke did not rank among the top 20 North Carolina colleges for student voter turnout during the 2016 presidential election, according to a recent study.
Rann Bar-On, lecturer in the mathematics department, was arrested Saturday for assaulting a law enforcement officer and injuring personal property, reported The Times-News of Burlington.
A Duke student has been reported missing near his Franklin, Mass. home. Michael Doherty, a rising junior in the Pratt School of Engineering, was last seen more than 16 hours ago.
