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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, Newman Ivey White distinguished professor emeritus of literature, is remembered as a groundbreaking scholar whose work redefined the perspectives and tools used to study Africa. Born in the Katanga Province of the Belgian Congo, Mudimbe challenged others to explore African histories and perspectives through an intrinsically African lens instead of relying on colonial-era Western European constructs.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman |Michael Austin |Abby Spiller |Ryan Kilgallen
The Class of 2025 arrived at Duke at the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as the University was returning to "normalcy." But they soon experienced significant changes to campus life from the introduction of QuadEx and Experiential Orientation to an uptick in campus activism surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Their senior year unfolded alongside a contentious national election cycle that brought sweeping changes to the landscape of higher education.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Duke women’s golf closed out its spring campaign in Norman, Okla. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the final chapter of the season lacked a happy ending. No. 5-seed Duke placed 11th at the NCAA Norman Regional, falling six places short of an NCAA Championship cut. The 2025 result marks only the fourth time in over 30 years that the Blue Devils have failed to reach the national tournament. The team’s 11th-place finish is the worst by Duke women’s golf in an NCAA regional since 1997.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Time and again, they’re the only ones with six. The smallest athletics program at Duke — and the winningest — has as many faces on its roster as national titles to its name. Each of the Blue Devils on the women’s golf team has an outsized impact on No. 25 Duke’s performance in competition. Their personalities and experiences mesh together to form a tournament-ready team.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Duke will award honorary degrees to three individuals whose professional backgrounds span from medical research to legal counsel during the Class of 2025’s commencement ceremony. Rebecca Buckley, David Robinson II and Feng Zhang will be recognized Sunday in Wallace Wade Stadium. Buckley and Zhang will receive honorary Doctor of Science degrees, and Robinson will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Postseason play has arrived for many of Duke's spring sports, and the Blue Zone is here to preview the matchups. We’ve already looked at women's and men's tennis and men’s lacrosse. Next up is Duke women’s golf, which begins NCAA Regional Championships next week:The April 16-19 ACC Championship put a question mark at the end of Duke women's golf's spring campaign. The team’s season was full of ups and downs, and the outcome of the NCAA Tournament will depend on which version of the team tees off.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
With one tournament left on the team’s spring schedule, No. 19 Duke previewed postseason competition at the Old Barnwell Derby Match Play. The Blue Devils competed against three top-15 teams in consecutive rounds of match play, leaving Aiken, S.C., with one win and two losses. “I’m not happy with the results, but I’m also not devastated,” head coach Dan Brooks said.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
After capturing first at a tournament just two weeks ago, the Blue Devils seemed poised to do it again. Duke fired off two solid rounds before stumbling on the last day of the par-72 Landfall Tradition, finishing second in Wilmington, N.C.One stroke separated the Blue Devils from first-place Florida State. Entering the third round, Duke held a five-stroke lead on the rest of the 17-team field.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Any number of factors could have helped the Blue Devils to their win. Maybe it was the tournament’s proximity to Durham — the par-70 Finley Golf Club is located a mere 23 minute drive from campus. Maybe it was a motivation to turn things around — Duke struggled at the Windy City Collegiate just two weeks prior. Whatever the reason, the Blue Devils got hot and went low by the end of the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ryan Kilgallen
Duke women’s golf struggled to a 10th-place finish at the Windy City Collegiate Classic in Wilmette, Ill., after facing a difficult course and gusts — true to the tournament’s name — on the last day of play. The preseason-ranked No. 15 Blue Devils handled challenging conditions in an early-season skills test Monday and Tuesday. The two-day competition was held at the par-72 Westmoreland Country Club golf course for the first time in three years.
