Submitted by readers and divided among three categories—icons, leaders and pioneers—our selections are all individuals or groups defining what it means to be a member of the Duke community in 2020 and 2021.
The members of Chron15 are the stuff of Duke legend. But more importantly, they are people who teach our courses, stand behind us in line at the Brodhead Center and greet us on the quad. They are Dukies just like us, a reminder of the power of a passionate group or individual.
Duke’s icons are the people everyone knows—for their kindness, passion, talent or intellect. They’re the people who you’ll see surrounded by a crowd of adoring students on the quad or plastered across the television in your living room.
The leaders featured on this year’s Chron15 list are educators, administrators and coaches who used their power for good as they kept the community together during the pandemic, encouraged others to speak up and worked tirelessly to improve educational policies and outcomes.
Duke’s pioneers are the people and organizations who push the University forward, relentlessly reimagining every aspect of our community with boundless energy and passion. They question the status quo and refuse to accept anything that is unjust or unsatisfactory.
From reading encyclopedias as a kid to playing on her dad’s trivia team throughout college, Grace Jeffrey, Trinity ‘21 is a lifelong trivia lover. She auditioned for Jeopardy! “just for fun” but quickly made her way through the audition process. Her episode will air on Thursday, June 3.
Sad about the Coach K retirement news? Cheer yourself up with some lemurs. After being closed to the public for more than a year, the Duke Lemur Center is finally reopening for tours on Friday.
“It’s pretty wild how much he’s shaped our culture,” junior Daniel Marshall wrote. “Two of the most common words on campus are probably ‘K-ville’ and ‘tenting,’ all thanks to Mike Krzyzewski.”
May brought celebration to Duke’s campus and beyond. Among all these new developments, here are five stories that really stood out to our readers.
President Vincent Price invited members of the Class of 2020 to a graduation celebration on campus the weekend of Sept. 24 to 26.
Confusion and frustration filled the minds of hungry students this past academic year as they waited long hours for their GoBringIt food orders.
Duke will continue to suspend Duke-supported international travel unless considered “essential” and consider requests for domestic travel that is “necessary and reasonable."
The proposed route is 37 miles long and includes stations at North Carolina State University and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, as well as one about a mile from Duke.
Members and allies of the Duke University Press Workers Union came together to express support for the union at a Community Solidarity Speak-Out on Monday, just over a week before union certification will be decided in a formal vote.
“If we survive three months, if all the people in my family are just fine—that’ll be more than what I can be grateful for right now," said sophomore Shourya Agarwal. She and other Duke students in India described the fear they feel in their hometowns with a surge in cases, lockdowns and difficulties getting vaccinated.
Vincent Price took office at Duke in 2017 as the University’s 10th president. He has guided Duke through a difficult year during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, as the University prepares for some semblance of normality, many are wondering: where do we go from here?
Since the April conduct update, Duke imposed 94 additional sanctions related to infractions of the Duke Compact.
Duke faculty are calling the University to step up after Nikole Hannah-Jones was not approved for tenure at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
A new Starbucks will soon open on Ninth Street. While some are worried about the future of smaller coffee shops in the area, others feel confident that the authenticity of the local establishments will prevail.
Duke Workers United, which first shared its demands last summer, hosted an April 23 event where employees shared their experiences working during the pandemic and called for change.
