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1 week ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
Undergraduate student Ian Hyun Kim is remembered for his intellectual brilliance, compassion and dedication to supporting those around him. Kim, a sophomore in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences pursuing double majors in physics and math, died unexpectedly overnight May 1. The University announced his death in an email to undergraduate students the same day. His cause of death has not been released.
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3 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
The chairmen of two U.S. House of Representatives committees urged Duke to end its partnership with Wuhan University, claiming it promotes Chinese military and technological interests and jeopardizes national security through its joint campus Duke Kunshan University. In a letter addressed to President Vincent Price, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep.
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4 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin
More than 130 faculty members have signed a petition calling on Duke to revise its Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations (PPD) policy, arguing its registration requirement undermines the nature of protest and its ban on “disruptive or disorderly conduct” lacks clarity. The petition, which faculty began circulating in early March, urges the University to uphold freedom of speech on campus and foster discussion between administrators and faculty to amend the policy.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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2 months 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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2 months 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.
