Zoe Kolenovsky is a Trinity junior and news editor of The Chronicle's 120th volume.
The plaintiffs sued the DOE Monday, alleging the cuts constituted a “flagrantly unlawful action” that would “devastate scientific research at America’s universities and badly undermine our nation’s enviable status as a global leader in scientific research and innovation.”
Overwhelmed by the endless options on DukeHub as you try to finalize your schedule? From Roman Spectacle to Stalin, The Chronicle compiled a list of courses to consider.
The Beaufort library is set to close July 1, and the materials held in its physical collections will be moved to off-site storage by the start of fall 2025, per a Tuesday email to faculty, staff and students in the Nicholas School of the Environment.
The Chronicle reviewed Duke’s admission announcements since 2000 to trace the steep climb in applications and steady decline in acceptance rates over the years.
At Duke, there were 21 undergraduate and graduate students from the 11 “red list” countries enrolled in fall 2023, with 50 more from “orange list” countries and 12 from “yellow list” countries. In fall 2024, international students comprised 11% of the undergraduate student population and 35% of the graduate student body.
Duke has become the subject of national discussion through an unlikely setting, taking on a supporting role in the latest season of HBO’s hit TV show, “The White Lotus.” However, University administrators are far from enthusiastic about its portrayal.
The Chronicle broke down many of the questions surrounding the Trump administration’s push to reimagine the federal government’s approach to education policy, including what the Education Department does, why it has come under fire and whether its elimination will stand.
President Vincent Price delivered his annual faculty address during Thursday’s Academic Council meeting, where he identified three avenues for Duke to “best capitalize on [its] place of leadership” amid growing threats to higher education.
Forty-five universities, including Duke, are being investigated for possibly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with the Ph.D. Project, an organization that seeks to help students from underrepresented backgrounds obtain business degrees.
To put the new $70,265 tuition price tag into perspective, The Chronicle examined Duke’s tuition changes over the years and against its peer institutions. Although the University mostly falls in line with a larger trend of tuition increases, Duke appears to be at the high end, if not ahead, of the curve.
