NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Duke hires Margaret Sullivan, former New York Times public editor, to serve as 2023 Egan Visiting Professor

By Kathryn Thomas | August 11, 2022

The Sanford School of Public Policy announced Wednesday that Sullivan’s appointment will begin on January 1, 2023. Sullivan will contribute to several public seminars and events throughout the year. She will also teach a course in the fall 2023 semester. Previously, Sullivan served as an adjunct instructor in the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Students frustrated with on-campus housing shortage, limited communication from administrators

By Katie Tan | August 11, 2022

“It's going to be my last year, I just want a comfy room on campus, have my little space and be able to live with my friends,” Jen Wang, a rising senior, said. “And really make up for that COVID year that I missed. This whole [housing assignment] process is very, very disappointing.” 

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Trinity College Indian Boarding School named in federal report, Duke’s Indigenous students continue call for reparations

By Audrey Wang | August 7, 2022

For Duke’s Indigenous students, the naming raises the opportunity for the University to reckon with its past by supporting its current students. 

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Duke offers seniors option to live in Lancaster Commons apartments amid on-campus housing shortage

By Milla Surjadi | August 4, 2022

As administrators rush to find enough on-campus housing for the fall, seniors on West Campus, excluding Hollows, can enter into a reassignment lottery for Lancaster.

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The American West, voting and office hours: Three seniors capstone undergraduate years with innovative theses

By Alison Korn | August 2, 2022

Writing a thesis is no easy task, but Duke’s seniors are always up for the challenge.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

With abortion rights bills that are unlikely to pass, Democrats strive to show North Carolina what the future of healthcare could look like

By Halle Friedman | July 26, 2022

The future of abortion in North Carolina depends on November’s elections. Thus, Democrat legislators have attempted to codify Roe v. Wade to ensure access to abortion through two bills: Senate Bill 888 and and House Bill 1119. 

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Monkeypox identified in Durham County, but large outbreak unlikely

By Marytha Tan | July 25, 2022

Durham is one of the first local North Carolina health departments to receive doses of Jynneos, a vaccine that can prevent illness or lead to less severe symptoms if given within two weeks after someone is exposed to monkeypox, according to a NCDHSS press release. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Duke might not have enough on-campus housing this year. What’s driving the shortage?

By Katie Tan | July 22, 2022

Undergraduates were offered the opportunity to be released from their on-campus housing commitment for the upcoming year in a Thursday email from Dean for Residence Life Deb LoBiondo to students. 150 beds have been added across campus, but it is possible that demand will exceed available capacity. 

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NEWS | HEALTH & SCIENCE

Oral COVID vaccine shows promising immune response in Duke study

By Amy Guan | July 18, 2022

The research team and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which provided funding support for the study, were interested in the potential of translating the pill-based vaccine platform to reach low-resourced areas.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

NC state budget delivers a blow to preservationists of ‘endangered historic’ school for Black students

By Anisha Reddy | July 14, 2022

Damages in the school’s structure have ballooned over decades of neglect: crumbling walls, water and pest damage, mold from poor ventilation. A fire in 1971 burned down the main classroom spaces and left a large hole in the girls dormitory. 

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Duke '4 + 1' program students discuss pros, challenges of completing two degrees in five years

By Anna Zolotor | July 13, 2022

These programs—which typically involve taking a combination of undergraduate and graduate programs during undergraduate senior year and switching to full-time graduate studies for the fifth year—range from engineering to global health.

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Duke offers new University Course about climate change for fall 2022

By Marytha Tan | July 13, 2022

The one-credit course aims to promote interdisciplinary discourse by bringing in several scholars to teach students about climate change from a variety of perspectives. 

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Duke Law School alumnus gifts over $5 million to Constitutional and Public Law Program

By Halle Friedman | July 11, 2022

The program was recently renamed the Richard A. Horvitz Program in Constitutional and Public Law, after the family that has spearheaded the program’s activities since 1998. 

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

NC Senate passes bill that could legalize medical marijuana, but long road still ahead

By Jazper Lu | July 10, 2022

The bill now goes to the House and Gov. Roy Cooper. Currently, the bill includes 15 qualifying medical conditions to be treated with medical marijuana, including cancer, epilepsy, HIV and AIDS. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

U.S. Department of Justice files statement of interest in lawsuit accusing Duke, other universities of colluding to limit financial aid

By Milla Surjadi | July 8, 2022

The DOJ’s statement, which claims that the universities’ arguments contain legal errors, comes amid a pending motion from the schools to dismiss the case. 

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Governor Roy Cooper issues executive order protecting abortion access in North Carolina

By Kathryn Thomas | July 7, 2022

The order takes multiple steps to fortify existing abortion laws in the state. Patients and providers cannot be penalized or criminalized for their involvement in lawful reproductive health care in North Carolina. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Nasher Museum of Art to provide free admission to public ‘for the foreseeable future,’ thanks to alumni donation

By Sevana Wenn | July 7, 2022

A $1 million gift from Duke alumni Jennifer McCracken New and husband Jason New in June will cover admission fees for the public.

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Duke announces COVID-19 protocols for fall 2022, masks still required in classrooms

By Milla Surjadi and Anisha Reddy | July 5, 2022

Surveillance testing will be optional for all students, faculty and staff, regardless of vaccination status. 

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Duke names four new Board of Trustees members

By Katie Tan | July 3, 2022

The trustees include Karen M. King, managing director of Silver Lake, a technology private equity firm; James Zelter, co-president of Apollo, an asset management firm; Kacia Anderson, Trinity ‘22; and Edgar Virgüez, Graduate School ‘22.

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Authorized Duke Kunshan University students begin return process to China campus for fall

By Charlie Colasurdo | June 30, 2022

Nearly all students previously authorized to return to China have received formal approval by the Suzhou Entry and Exit Bureau, according to a Tuesday email obtained by The Chronicle sent from Marcia France, associate vice chancellor for undergraduate studies at DKU, to authorized students.