Taylor's responsibilities will include acting as the University’s chief legal officer and serving as a member of the president’s cabinet.
Luce, who has been on the school's faculty since 2004, will succeed William Boulding to serve a two-year term as interim dean beginning Aug. 1.
Biden attempted to assuage Democrats' concerns about his disappointing debate performance with an energetic address to supporters in Raleigh.
Republican state lawmakers overrode a slew of recent vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper, sending three controversial bills into law near the end of the state's 2024 legislative session.
The change comes as GoTriangle, which administers bus routes covering Durham, Orange and Wake counties, ends its COVID-era fare-free ridership program Monday.
After three years of meeting with concerned residents of Durham's Burch Avenue neighborhood, Duke officials suddenly withdrew the University's application to rezone land near Central Campus Monday.
Durham County's plans for spending the settlement funds are still under review, but officials indicated that community input would remain a central component.
Hewitt will serve another five years in the role, continuing her work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus in a changing higher education landscape.
Enrollment in Duke's Summer Session courses has steadily declined over the past decade, while some of the University's research and engagement programs have expanded.
As students strive to meet the high bar set by Duke’s academic prestige and pre-professional culture, some expressed feelings of inadequacy in light of the competition for summer opportunities.
Areas of five Durham parks have been closed off for further testing after dangerously high levels of lead were first discovered over a year ago.
Ching, a longtime professor in the AMES department, will succeed Professor of Classical Studies William Johnson as the new Schiff Family Dean of Humanities and the Arts July 1.
Brodie will reopen June 17 after over two months of renovations, cleaning and testing were conducted to decontaminate the facility following the detection of lead dust.
In The Chronicle's second Presidential Preview, we look at the Israel-Hamas war: Trump displayed allegiance to Israel during his first term, while Harris has been more outspoken than her predecessor about the need to address humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
Harris's term is set to begin July 15, where she will be responsible for overseeing Duke’s mission to support its students’ well-being and mental health, as well as shaping programs to facilitate student growth and engagement.
Rising erosion rates present a serious problem for North Carolina. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Climate Resilience Toolkit suggests an average coastline recession rate of 25 feet per year on some barrier islands in the Southeast. With nearly 30% of the U.S. population living in coastline counties as of 2017, even losses of just one to two feet can be devastating.
Despite being admitted at a rate nearly identical to first-year students, many transfers face unique challenges while transitioning to the University, including social and administrative obstacles.
Following a decision at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to divert $2.3 million of its state funding from diversity, equity and inclusion spending to public safety in the 2024–25 fiscal year, Duke students reacted to the decision and DEI efforts at Duke.
In support of two of their brothers who were diagnosed with cancer while at Duke, Durham Pi Kappa Alpha has played a critical role in pioneering Shave & Buzz donation efforts since the club’s founding in 2016.
The bills imposing rollbacks on mask-wearing and juvenile court placement — H.B. 237 and H.B. 834, respectively — sparked controversy in the legislature over equity and legal concerns. The third bill, H.B. 591, promises to revolutionize artificial intelligence legislation and passed unanimously.
