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1 week ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Former Duke men’s basketball player Grant Hill, Trinity ‘94, emphasized the importance of shared community and values in bridging the gap between “what is said” and “what is done” during his commencement address to the Class of 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
The University announced the death of Ian Hyun Kim, a sophomore in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences who passed away unexpectedly overnight.
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3 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Despite the rise in grade point average cutoffs to earn Latin honors and Dean’s List recognitions over the past two decades, Duke faculty are grappling with how — and whether — grade inflation has impacted the University’s grading practices. While some expressed concerns over the prevalence of rising grades, other faculty said they believe the problem is overstated, suggesting that students may actually be deserving of such high marks.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Starting next fall, first-years in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences will be required to take part in a multidisciplinary and community-building academic experience through either FOCUS or Constellations. The FOCUS program has been a staple of Trinity’s first-year curriculum for over three decades, while Constellations is a recent edition, launching this fall as part of a revamping of the Trinity curriculum — its first major change since 2000.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
As blue confetti streamed down the screens of Duke’s most recent batch of accepted students, some high school seniors could barely get past the word “congratulations” before celebrating their feat. Carol Qin, a senior at Dulwich College Beijing, burst into tears before even reading her letter.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Undergraduate Young Trustee finalist Danica Bajaj hopes to give back to the Duke community by promoting institutional equity and accessibility, driven by her passion to build connections with people from diverse backgrounds. Bajaj, who hails from Princeton, New Jersey, is a senior majoring in computer science with a minor in philosophy and a Robertson Scholar.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Amid concerns about academic freedom and rising political polarization on college campuses across the country, leaders at Duke and other universities have adopted a new rhetoric to prioritize ideological diversity, coined “civil discourse.”The University has implemented a slew of programs and initiatives designed to foster constructive dialogue on controversial issues.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Edward Tiryakian is remembered for his pioneering contributions to the field of sociology, his decades of dedication to the University and his thoughtful mentoring of the next generation of scholars. Tiryakian died at age 95 at his home in Durham Feb. 1. Throughout his over five-decade tenure at the University, Tiryakian oversaw the development of sociology as an academic discipline all while fostering close relationships across the department and with his students.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Duke and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore recently awarded more than 1 million Singaporean dollars, or approximately $750,000, to fund five research projects aimed at tackling climate change and its public health impacts. This year’s initiative is the first in the grant’s 18-year history to solely address the intersection of urgent health and environmental challenges.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Housing and Residence Life has added the recently-acquired Blue Light Living apartment complex and 301 Swift to Swift Quad ahead of upperclassmen housing selection for the fall 2025 semester. The two complexes will join 300 Swift and the Smart Home in the University’s residential QuadEx system. While Duke students already reside in 301 Swift and Blue Light, they will be incorporated exclusively into the undergraduate housing system.
