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Early admissions pool decreases

A year after breaking several admissions records, undergraduate early decision numbers declined about 10 percent this year, and preliminary regular decision applicant figures appear constant.


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Campaign shoots for $50M more

University fundraising officials are looking forward to a generous holiday season to boost The Campaign for Duke closer to its $2 billion goal, but they say it will not likely top that goal before...


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Ice storm delays meeting

Trustee discussions on athletics, grade inflation and several other issues will have to wait until next year, after extreme weather conditions forced the Board of Trustees to cut short its meeting...


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Student dies from injuries

Maggie Schneider, a junior biology major studying at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, died Wednesday afternoon from injuries suffered during an auto accident caused by a drunk driver Saturday night.


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Academic Distinction

Twenty-five years ago, Elwyn Simons was already a full professor at Yale, but Duke's offer of a James B.


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Lange to report on grade inflation

Grade inflation may be less dramatic than recent reports have shown, and its causes are too complex to be easily remedied by any one policy, Provost Peter Lange will report to the Board of...