Claire Chen is a Trinity first-year and a staff reporter for the news department.
Duke is known for a lot of things — basketball, Gothic architecture and, to some, a robust pre-professional culture. Over her nearly 25 years at the University, Martha Reeves, professor of the practice of sociology, has dedicated herself to broadening Duke’s pre-business opportunities for female students.
Just as Duke students may opt to study abroad throughout their time at Duke, University faculty looking to broaden their global perspective can do so too — by teaching abroad in China at Duke Kunshan University.
Junior Kaitlyn Williams hopes to strengthen Duke’s relationship with the Durham community and encourage students across class years to engage more with Duke University Union during her upcoming year-long tenure as president of the organization.
North Carolina was among 15 states to reach the $7.4 billion settlement in January with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their alleged culpability in the national opioid crisis. Of this figure, North Carolina is set to receive up to $150 million.
On Jan. 20, Trump issued an executive order to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, which may affect institutions that receive federal funding through “equity-related grants” — including Duke.
Duke is governed by a board of 37 community members, many of whom hold prominent positions in business and government. What does the Board of Trustees do, and who are the members who oversee the University?
Street lights around the Triangle — including on Duke’s campus — have started emitting a bluish-purple hue. The Chronicle explains why.
Founded in April 2023 by a coalition of 16 American colleges, STARS works to support the 9.7 million high school students from rural America in enrolling in and graduating from college.
