Duke’s Kara Lawson Doesn’t Care If You Underestimate Her
Duke’s women’s 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 Duke’s first transfer program for community college engineering students.
Duking It Out: State Health Plan Negotiations Continue As Deadline Looms
With one month remaining before the current contract between Aetna and Duke Health expires, they aren’t even close to a deal.
Higher Ed 2.0: N.C. Schools Tackle AI
Institutions scramble to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology.
An Inspirational Duke Professor’s Last Lesson
Tony Brown challenged his students with hard questions on life. Now 82 and facing Stage 4 cancer, he’s still pushing them.
In North Carolina, It’s Do or DEI
Federal and state officials have declared war on DEI at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. But what their orders mean is sometimes far from clear.
Lacrosse’s Path to National Growth Runs Through North Carolina
How an upstart from Maryland built a championship program in Chapel Hill and expanded the reach of lacrosse.
More Duke University Coverage
One Critic of Race-Based Admissions Says Colleges Can Still Improve Diversity
Richard Kahlenberg helped end race-based affirmative action. Why he’s more hopeful about diversity on campus than ever.
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Duke to End Partnership With Wuhan University
Two House committee chairmen say Duke’s partner school is a ‘direct extension of the Chinese military and intelligence apparatus.’
Duke University Aims to Cut 10 Percent of Budget in Response to Federal Funding Threats
Duke officials said hundreds of employees will be impacted by a voluntary separation program, after which the university will consider involuntary layoffs
Hot-Headed Art Heyman and the Birth of a Rivalry
N.C.’s biggest basketball rivalry wasn’t always Carolina-Duke. A new book brings us the backstory on the battle of the blues.
How I Accidentally Became Part of China’s PR Campaign
Dozens of Duke students signed up for a free trip to China. Even the school was surprised by what happened.
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