DKU has a relatively new team, as the DKU Football Club was founded in 2021. The DKU women's soccer team is currently in the process of joining the women's SCFL.
A native of Chapel Hill, Carle spent thirteen years with Dillon Fence touring the U.S. and Europe, releasing three studio albums and opening for rock bands such as The Black Crowes and Hootie and the Blowfish.
In 2021, fraternity organizations disaffiliated from Duke’s Interfraternity Council following administrative directives to change the rush process. This prompted fraternities to host more off-campus events, which are typically parties held in private homes.
Every day at 5 p.m., rich melodies roll over the lawns of West Campus, washing over the masses typing on laptops at tables in the Bryan Center plaza all the way to students tossing frisbees in the Duke Gardens.
The University's latest student voter engagement report, which analyzed voting trends from 2020, reveals a mixed landscape of above-average participation in national elections alongside gaps in data regarding student demographics and local voting habits.
Benjamin seeks to “take up the mantle” from civil rights activists such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Hampton who “died too young,” and finish what they started.
Duke students and faculty have previously expressed concerns about the prioritization of STEM over the humanities, pointing to declining enrollment in the humanities over the past decade and the fact that none of the University’s top five majors in 2022 belonged in the field.
Herbarium faculty members say that administrators ultimately decided that the department’s limited funds would be better spent in support of more productive initiatives, namely the Duke University Phytotron, an allegation that University media spokespeople have avoided commenting on.
The Chronicle spoke to five tour guides about what they are encouraged — and discouraged — from talking about on tours. Here’s what they had to say:
Hans Joris Van Miegroet, professor of art and art history, is remembered as a pioneer in his field who lived life to the fullest and an innovator who bridged art history and economics with an interdisciplinary approach.
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Allen Building takeover, a symbol of the strength of student spirit at Duke, The Chronicle reviewed materials at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to look back on 100 years of student activism.
Like many students, the Plano, Texas native is a computer science major by day. By night, he’s a content creator who films himself roller-skating through the scenic backgrounds of Plano and Durham.
While some students find Duke Hindu Life's Satsang a place to connect with their spirituality, others find a sense of community and a home away from home at the University.
The Chronicle asked students to reflect on how they've changed since coming to college, and despite the differences in their times at Duke, their responses followed similar threads.
Duke has avoided widely publicized criticisms about antisemitism faced on college campuses. The Chronicle spoke with Duke faculty members who teach international relations who spoke on why campus discourse has remained largely civil on campus.
Eight months after President Price announced that Steelman would become Duke's vice president and vice provost for climate and sustainability, she has effectively become the face of Duke’s Climate Commitment.
After beginning their college experience on Duke's campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some Duke Kunshan University students have applied to transfer to Duke, citing pandemic disruptions and academic differences as some of their reasons to return to Durham.
Williams was 20 years old at the time of the sit-in. Today, at 86 years old, one of Williams’s friends, Doris Bass Glenn, believes “she’s still a fighter, she just slowed down.”
While students and faculty alike noted that Duke encourages academic collaboration, students still feel pressured to go above and beyond outside of the classroom.
Liu has “a strong belief in international education” and “witnessed firsthand how an international education can change people's perspectives and broaden their horizons,” due to his academic background in China, Europe and the United States.
