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After 599 Take Buyouts, Duke University To Begin Layoffs In August
Almost 600 staff members have accepted Duke University’s “voluntary separation incentive,” but that won’t be enough to ...
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Duke University hit with two federal investigations over diversity practices
The letter fits into the Trump Administration's wider crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in education, ...
Dept. of Education launches investigation into Duke University over alleged racial preferences
The U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into Duke University after reports of Duke Law Journal awarding ...
Anti-DEI group’s complaint against Duke in sync with Trump administration threats
Letters that Trump officials sent to Duke University accused its medical school and health system of racism with no evidence.
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Obesity comes from diet, not a lack of exercise, says Duke Anthropology
Eating excessive calories is 10 times more influential than sedentariness in driving the obesity epidemic, researchers say.
Trump admin launches Duke University probe after allegation school’s law journal rewarded applicants for discussing race
Applicants could receive as many as 10 points for writing about how their “membership in an underrepresented group” would ...
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Duke U. Gets Caught in Trump’s Net
The university must now contend with an investigation into its law review, a letter criticizing its medical-school diversity ...
Not just Duke: Do No Harm targets campuses, others across the U.S.
Duke University is far from the first institution targeted by the nonprofit Do No Harm has filed lawsuits and otherwise ...