Lucas Lin is a Trinity sophomore and a university news editor of The Chronicle's 120th volume.
Those who knew Jiani Yu were not only touched by her kindness and perseverance, but also her constant commitment to comforting others during times of hardship.
Trump’s first term, which saw attempts to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and a controversial travel ban, elicited official statements from President Vincent Price early in his tenure. Now, the incoming Trump administration — which remains critical of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and proposed higher taxes on university endowments — poses additional challenges for the University community.
Now, after two and a half years of organizing, workers and pro-union advocates at the warehouse have launched unionization efforts to secure better pay and improved working conditions. If successful, they would establish the first unionized Amazon facility in the South and the second in the country.
Soong, North Carolina's first international student, studied at Trinity College before going on to found a successful publishing business and contribute to the revolutionary effort that ended imperial rule in China.
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.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian student groups held memorials on campus Monday, exactly one year after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel by militant group Hamas.
Wilson, 88, who died Sept. 12, was known as an “upbeat, enthusiastic” educator and administrator who guided thousands of students throughout his career as a pre-law adviser, academic dean and history professor.
Whether it was braving the rain during the concert, rushing the field after Duke’s historic comeback or attending the Chapel service, the Duke community rejoiced in a celebration of the University.
In advance of Duke's Founders' Day Centennial Celebration Weekend, The Chronicle looks back on the University's original Centennial in 1938 commemorating the 1838 founding of Brown's Schoolhouse.
Duke Graduate Students Union hosted a rally the day after Labor Day to demand that Duke give graduate students fair contracts, improve working conditions and pay all its employees livable wages.
