Duke University students no longer have to give a reason why they miss classes, according to a policy change by the university.
Topic: Duke University
Public Affairs Diversity Alliance Announced
Six universities announced a public affairs diversity alliance, which is meant to mentor students to become faculty members in public affairs departments.
Duke University Pushes Policy of Random Roommates to Promote Diversity
Duke University is now randomly assigning roommates to students to promote diversity and avoid roommates from being too similar to each other.
Duke Professor Allegedly Said Conservatives, Libertarians could be Autistic to Believe in Ideology
A Duke history professor allegedly suggested that conservatives and libertarians could be autistic for believing in those ideologies. Right-leaning students started a petition as a way to condemn her comments.
Statue Resembling Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Duke University Vandalized
A statue resembling Confederate general Robert E. Lee was vandalized at Duke University and it prompted a statement from the university, condemning vandalism.
Duke University Unable to Find Student Volunteers to Man ‘Bias and Hate’ Committee
Duke University cannot find student volunteers to staff their ‘bias and hate’ steering committee, which was a demand by student protesters some months ago.

No Violent Protests against Charles Murray at Duke, Columbia
This past week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar and author, Charles Murray, gave two speeches at Duke University and Columbia University, without a violent protest at either campus. This is newsworthy because his previous speech…
Duke University Police Worried about Someone Asking for Reading Lists
From The College Fix: Its IT security office sent a “scam” alert to faculty yesterday, warning them that an internet user identifying himself as law student “Gary Joe” had emailed “a number of Duke professors.” The email…
Duke University Offers Safe Space for ‘Male-Identified’ Students
Um, a safe space for students who self-identify as males? That’s a thing at Duke now: A Duke University feminist group is offering an extensive campus lecture series this fall about “toxic masculinity” which will…
Duke University now has a Safe Space Room
This is not a joke, but something that is actually on their college campus. A safe space room? It’s called the Sanford Safe Space, and it will be a special room on campus where students…