Student, community, and faculty groups say Duke’s finances show it didn’t need to make the cuts it did last summer, and they’re renewing their calls for the university to stand up to the Trump administration.
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The Strange Case of Duke’s Still Living Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Duke Libraries said the department would be eliminated. College leadership says that’s not true. While faculty remain in place, the department has no staff left and is being led by someone from another area.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Unveils Plan to Cut $70 Million in Response to Funding Pressure
The university said the savings—equivalent to 2 percent of its operating budget—will include cuts to nonresident financial aid, staff positions, and other areas.
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A Chapel Hill Lab Faces New Threats Five Years After Covid-19
Public health leaders looked to UNC-Chapel Hill virologist Ralph Baric to end the pandemic. Their critics blamed it on him. Now, the White House wants to slash funding for research like his.
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Kevin Howell Chosen as NC State’s New Chancellor
The UNC Health executive has deep ties to the university and will be its first Black chancellor. He will take over for the long-serving Randy Woodson.
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The Running of the Bulls
Four key questions will play a role in shaping the outcome of Durham’s municipal election.
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At Home With the Matadors: Durham’s Housing Crisis, SCAD, and Their Impacts on the Upcoming Election
Durham is quite literally being remade. You don’t have to believe in the housing theory of everything to see how the council’s development decisions are shaping the city’s future.
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Dances With Death: How Will Crime and Policing Impact Durham’s Upcoming Municipal Election?
Brittany Dash was doing everything right. She worked a good job at a bank. She rented a house on an archetypal Durham street. And she took care of her family—not only her five-year-old daughter, Khloe Fennell, who was born with a heart condition that required multiple surgeries, but also her cousin Brian Luster, who was […]
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Chaos in the Bullring: Ahead of Municipal Elections This Fall, Durham Grapples With What’s Next for a Scandal-Plagued City Council
Following two years marked by chaos and scandal, the INDY is launching a four-part investigation into what brought Durham to this point, how it’s impacting local government responses to the pressing issues of crime and gentrification, and what comes next.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Exacerbated Inequities in the Triangle’s Housing Market
Affordable housing advocates say we’ll need to act quickly to address these inequities before it’s too late.