When the Paradise Papers made headlines in 2017, the confidential documents revealed Duke’s investments in Ferrous Resources—a company whose plans to build a controversial pipeline sparked years of protests in Brazil.
Last month, President Vincent Price announced in a letter to the editor in The Chronicle that there would be no changes to University’s financial aid programs for current undergraduates.
The midterm elections came and went, sparking conversations across the country and Duke's campus about voting.
More than 10,000 people cast their ballots at Duke’s early voting site, setting a new record for early voter turnout on campus.
At just 19 years old, Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to revolutionize the health care industry—not knowing that years later, she would be embroiled in criminal charges.
The Chronicle sat down with Joe Gonzalez, assistant vice president of student affairs and dean for residential life, to discuss new dorms, selective living and other housing initiatives. He’s been at Duke University for 14 years, but he initially “caught the housing bug” when he was an undergraduate resident assistant at the University of Kansas. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Last month, some families received a letter explaining that Duke University will no longer pay for their student’s health insurance.
Valerie Hillings, Trinity ‘93, was recently hired to lead the North Carolina Museum of Art.
In the 2014 midterm elections, just 17 percent of 18 to 24 year olds cast a ballot, according to the Campus Vote Project—a trend from which Duke students are not immune.
Hours after a committee was announced to review the Carr Building's name, a panel of faculty members and students gathered to discuss the issues behind the name.
