Dukes in Trumpโs Court
Duke University alumni have played high-profile and controversial roles in the rise of Trumpism. A turn-of-the-millennium culture clash on campus helps explain why.
The Facultyโs Numbers Man
When professors want to dispute cuts, they turn to Howard Bunsis. Is he just telling them what they want to hear?
A 60-Year Duke Professor on Literature, Grade Inflation, and Whether Academia Will Survive
Victor Strandberg reflects on whatโs changed and what comes next.
How Two Duke Alumni Helped Conservatives Take Over the NEH
The Trump administration fired most of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ advisory board last year. Two Duke-trained political theorists are key figures now running the agency.
Trump Cuts Threaten to Halt Two Decades of HIV Vaccine Research
Duke has led a national HIV research consortium since 2005, with several promising vaccines ready for trials. Now the NIH is ending its major grant.
Dukeโs Kara Lawson Doesnโt Care If You Underestimate Her
Dukeโs womenโs basketball team has turned its season around, but its coach is under more pressure than ever ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Duke’s Engineering School Could Soon Admit Durham Tech Transfers
The initiative would be Dukeโs first transfer program for community college engineering students.


