The University has settled with former men's lacrosse coach Mike Pressler over claims that a Duke official slandered him. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government...
A federal judge dismissed former Duke golfer Andrew Giuliani’s breach of contract lawsuit against the University. Giuliani, Trinity ’09, claimed in his suit that by suspending him indefinitely from...
Duke University Union finalized its three new committees and will welcome new executive board members next week.
When looking at the racial and ethnic composition of the student body, Duke has changed dramatically over the years. But when factoring in socioeconomic status, Duke’s increase in diversity—as...
Panelists and keynote speaker James Heckman, a Nobel prize-winning economist, addressed such issues pertaining to education in the conference “Investing in Children” in the Sanford School of Public...
In preparation for their first semester at Duke this Fall, the fresh-faced Class of 2014 will be reading Ron Currie, Jr.’s “Everything Matters” this summer.
To Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag, there are ultimately two factors that determine the size of the envelope an applicant receives: what Duke can do for the individual and what...
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 3,372 high school seniors Monday evening, bringing the total acceptance rate to roughly 14.8 percent.
Nearly two decades ago, before Duke had become an internationally renowned research institution, the University crafted a personalized admissions process to evaluate prospective students. Now, with...
Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was at Duke this weekend as part of a two-day series of events honoring the work of Craufurd Goodwin, James B. Duke professor of economics.
Students may soon have a say in the addition or removal of residential groups.
Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen will speak Friday at 4 p.m. in the Goodson Chapel on “The Uses and Abuses of Adam Smith.”
An April 7 speech by “MythBusters” co-host Adam Savage has been canceled due to a scheduling error.
The three candidates competing to be Duke Student Government executive vice president all agree on one issue—student relations with DSG need improvement.
Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1951. During the course of her treatment, a tissue sample was taken from her cancerous tumor without her consent.
Alcohol was the main topic of discussion at the Duke Student Government meeting Wednesday night.
Students were given some food for thought Wednesday night when the three candidates for Duke Student Government president faced off in a pre-election debate in the Great Hall.
Soft power may be Joseph Nye’s coinage, but smart power is America’s calling. In a speech at the Sanford School of Public Policy Tuesday evening, Joseph Nye, former assistant secretary of defense...
At the Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting Tuesday night, General Assembly members voted to reallocate $6,200 from a retreat that never took place last Fall to Web site development.
Duke has seen significant change in the last 20 years, but for Duke Student Government presidential candidate Will Passo, the “new Duke” has not yet come to fruition.
