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Duke #13 in U.S. News World’s Best College Rankings

June 22, 2009

Duke was ranked No.13 in the U.S. News and World Report’s “World’s Best Colleges” rankings, which was released last Thursday. The University came behind No.1 Harvard, No.2 Yale, No.5 Caltech, No.8 University of Chicago, No.9 MIT, No.10 Columbia, No.11 University of Pennsylvania, and No.12 Princeton.
It shares the No.13 spot with Johns Hopkin University, and is ahead of No.15 Cornell, and No.17 Stanford.
These rankings differ from the [...]

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Durham judge dismisses Duke grad’s suit

June 12, 2009

A recent Duke grad’s attempt to sue the University over a failing grade failed to impress a Durham judge earlier this week, the News & Observer reported Friday.
Superior Court Judge J.B. Allen dismissed the case that Tiffany Lynette Locus, Trinity ‘07,  filed last year against Charles Thompson, education and curriculum director for the Center for [...]

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Former president Bill Clinton to speak at Franklin service

June 3, 2009

The University announced today that former president Bill Clinton will be a guest speaker at “A Celebration of the Lives of John Hope and Aurelia Whittington Franklin,” next Thursday, June 11 at the Duke Chapel. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and honors the late historian John Hope Franklin and his late wife Aurelia, [...]

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With nomination, some reflect on Sotomayor’s comments at Duke

May 26, 2009

This morning, President Barack Obama nominated Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by retiring Justice David Souter. Her critics, in trying to conceive of the type of justice Sotomayor would be, are pointing to comments she made at Duke during a panel discussion at the [...]

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Photo Slideshow: Commencement 5/10/09

May 13, 2009

For more of Michael Naclerio’s photos from the Commencement Ceremony, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.

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Photo Slideshow: Baccalaureate Service 5/9/09

May 13, 2009

For more of Michael Naclerio’s photos from the Baccalaureate Service, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.

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Duke administrators consider swine flu plan, Mexico program may be affected

April 27, 2009

Updated 11:00 p.m. Monday
University officials met today to discuss plans related to the outbreak of swine flu. Among those present at the 30-person meeting were Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta and Dr. Bill Purdy, executive director of Student Health.

Moneta said the meeting allowed University officials to begin to coordinate [...]

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Westboro Baptist Church in its own words

April 17, 2009

Since the publication of Thursday’s article about the Westboro Baptist Church coming to Duke Monday, many people have asked me for more information about the group. While I am no expert on the group, I did spend some time Tuesday interviewing a church lawyer and spokesperson, Shirley Phelps-Roper, by phone.
Phelps-Roper said she plans to be [...]

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