With only a few days until Election Day, The Chronicle interviewed professors in the Sanford School of Public Policy to hear how this trend of increased violence arose and how it could develop post-election.
Since 1976, Duke’s academic freedom policy has remained largely untouched and uncontested. Yet in April, the Academic Council, along with Duke’s President’s and Provost’s Offices, formed a committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility, Free Expression and Engagement following the escalation of protests on college campuses across the country in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The petition, created by Duke Faculty for Institutional Neutrality and Free Speech, calls on the University to refrain from issuing position statements on current events that do not directly affect the institution’s “academic mission.” Exceptions would only be made in rare instances when the issue “directly concerns” the University’s mission.
As of Wednesday, the 538 polling average shows that Trump narrowly leads the battleground state by one point. As of Tuesday, roughly 3.2 million early ballots had been cast, accounting for 40.7% of registered voters in the state. Early voting in N.C. ends Saturday.
Duke Student Government announced a permanent extension to game day parking, launched a new initiative to stock menstrual products in residential bathrooms across campus and approved over $25,000 in student group funding requests during its Wednesday meeting.
The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, a device currently undergoing clinical trials, was used in August to keep Donavan Harbison, a resident of Graham, N.C., alive for 10 days while he awaited a heart transplant at Duke University Hospital.
Climate issues have come to the forefront of political discourse in recent years, especially for young voters. Yet, the two major presidential candidates offer drastically different approaches to climate and environmental issues.
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We surveyed members of the Duke community about their voting plans and top issues for the 2024 presidential election and North Carolina gubernatorial election. Questions ranged from opinions on the North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to student debt relief efforts.
Brooks spoke about his journey learning to form stronger interpersonal relationships, which he chronicles in his book “How to Know A Person: Bringing Humanity Back from the Brink.”
This election cycle, U.S. Senate seats representing North Carolina are not on the ticket, but spots in the U.S. House of Representatives, the N.C. General Assembly and some of the state’s courts and executive offices are.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ and former President Donald Trump’s agendas and records are highly divergent. The Democratic nominee is largely in favor of expanding social spending and enacting new programs, while the Republican nominee has long been a proponent of cutting welfare funding.
Melanie Wallskog, assistant professor of business administration, joined the study a decade ago when she was a fourth-year doctoral student at Stanford University.
Although the University said that these updates to the Community Standard will not interfere with free speech on campus, students expressed mixed opinions about the policy. Some view the change as a positive step towards safer and more organized events, while others are concerned about its ambiguity and potential to deter students from attending events.
The Duke Career Center seeks to prepare students for their future careers through consultations, training programs and career-discovery events. Its offerings extend to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, as well as alumni for one year after graduation.
Duke community members — some alumni of the University’s undergraduate and professional schools, others former employees and one a current student — are running for office at various levels and branches of the government this election season.
The Thursday event, part of the University’s Centennial celebrations and Duke’s Forever Learning Institute, and sponsored by Duke Women’s Impact Network, featured remarks from President Vincent Price and a panel of distinguished women leaders.
As of Sunday, the 538 polling average shows that Trump leads the state by 1.3 points. This gap marks an increase from Sept. 30 figures showing just a 0.1 point gap between the two candidates.
The vandalism includes a number of ripped-out fire exit signs and a broken patio chair, as well as an “emptied” fire extinguisher and hallway wall damage.
One of the boarding schools for Cherokee students — “Industrial Indian Boarding School” — was operated by Duke’s predecessor institution Trinity College for several years in the 1880s. The school was named in a 2022 investigative report from the Department of the Interior that identified over 400 such schools across the nation.
