Zoe Kolenovsky

1 week ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

President Donald Trump is working with Congress to raise taxes on university endowments, a move many college administrators — including Duke’s — say would put further pressure on financial aid initiatives and research funding, and for some schools, may be entirely “untenable.”The policy change would come through Trump’s federal budget proposal, dubbed the “big, beautiful bill,” which was passed by the House of Representatives May 22.

2 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

A man has reportedly been banned from all Duke Health facilities after installing a hidden camera in an employee-only bathroom at Duke Hospital. According to local news outlet WRAL, which obtained a copy of a warrant to search the man’s home following the incident, the camera was discovered by a Duke Hospital employee in late April. The recording device apparently resembled a key fob and was hidden by a box of latex gloves under a bathroom sink.

2 months ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

Duke administrators announced a voluntary separation program impacting hundreds of employees as part of the University’s ongoing cost-cutting efforts, becoming the first of its peer institutions to implement such buyouts amid federal funding threats. The move may also be followed by a conditional involuntary separation program and changes to employee benefits, such as retirement.

2 months ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

At many points throughout the past year, I imagined this column differently. I planned to use this space to recount the countless incredible experiences I collected and lessons I learned in my year at the helm of Volume 120’s news department. It was a role I never expected to assume; I joined the paper in the fall of my sophomore year, walking hesitantly into the Flowers Building for the first time with the intention of writing a handful of articles on environmental issues.

2 months ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

University administrators advised international community members to avoid non-essential international travel “until further notice” in a Friday email to Duke faculty, staff and students.