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Love
them or hate them, college rankings appeal to a culture that worships
consumer choice and is seduced by prestige value. |
Behind
the scenes in a place of spirituality and solace: scaffold-scaling,
turret-climbing, elevator-braving, woodwork-dusting, and mouse-hunting. |
"We
decided that Duke can't solve all the problems of Durham. But we felt
we had an obligation to work with the neighborhoods near campus." |
When
The New York Times grappled with the issue of our times, its readers
were reminded of the enduring challenges of integration. |
During
a summer stint on the island nation the U.S. government loves to hate,
a student finds something of the promise and the failings of Castro's
continuing revolution. |
Good
scientific evidence of ancient climates is hard to gather in the fast
growing, ever-changing, usually wet, jungle lowlands-so investigators
turn to Lake Titicaca. |
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Words of healing at a time of turmoil |
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Distinguished
leaders in the boardroom and the
classroom; valued volunteers |
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A pioneer is
recognized, an honor
system is scrutinized, a personality
type is criticized |
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A
shaken campus reacts to the attacks, new
trustees tapped, alcohol
policy revisited, reporting
fraternity infractions, good
results in giving, stent
study shows risks, Alzheimer's
advances yield research award, Yoh family endows professorship
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Questioning
the random turns taken in life, and reflecting
on the shaping moments of a ministry |
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Racism and
the United Nations, students
and the Internet |
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"There is still a continuity of feminism for the new generation, but it does not have to be the same conversation. This generation has a very different cultural context."
—Robyn Wiegman, director of the Women's Studies Program, who succeeds Jean O'Barr, on the
challenges of presenting women's studies to new generations of
students |
“Nobody succeeds alone, especially at a great university. Ask any one of those celebrities or CEOs or world-shifters who attended Duke ten, twenty, fifty years ago, and they will tell you that teamwork, even more than individual genius, was the key to their success."
—President Nannerl O. Keohane,
in her Convocation address to
the Class of 2005 |
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