Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. For years, Duke University gave special consideration for admission to students of ...

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Duke University and 15 other elite private universities are being sued for alleged antitrust violations because of how they collaborate to determine financial aid. The lawsuit claims that ultimately ...

Duke University is a private institution that was founded in 1838. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, Duke University is ranked No. #7 in National Universities. It's also ranked No. #6 in Lowest ...

Duke University has agreed to pay $24 million to settle its part of a sweeping lawsuit accusing more than 15 elite, private colleges of violating federal antitrust regulations related to student ...

While early applications to UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, NC Central and Duke have been submitted, many high school seniors are still in the application process — polishing their personal essays, ...

Colleges around the country are grappling with changes to their admissions processes, from weighing whether to reinstate standardized test requirements to assessing the consequences that generative ...