Editing Duke University (section)

== Student life ==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
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! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: Duke University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?198419-Duke-University |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
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| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|41|%|2||background:gray}}
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| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:brown}}
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| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:green}}
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| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:gold}}
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! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Gender diversity]]
|-
|[[Male]]
|align=right| {{bartable|49|%|2||background:blue}}
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|[[Female]]
|align=right| {{bartable|51|%|2||background:pink}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
|[[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|12%
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=== Student body ===
Duke's student body consists of 6,789 undergraduates and 9,991 graduate and professional students (as of fall 2021).<ref name=Facts/> The median family income of Duke students is $186,700, with 56% of students coming from the top 10% highest-earning families and 17% from the bottom 60% {{as of|2013|lc=y}}.<ref name="NYT mobility index">{{cite news |last1=Aisch |first1=Gregor |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Cox |first3=Amanda |last4=Quealy |first4=Kevin |title=Economic diversity and student outcomes at Duke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/duke-university |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628035709/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/duke-university |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' described Duke in 2023 as the least economically diverse top-ranked college in the U.S.<ref name="Leonhardt 2023">{{cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=David |title=Why Does Duke Have So Few Low-Income Students? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/07/magazine/duke-economic-diversity.html |access-date=September 11, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 7, 2023}}</ref>

=== Residential life ===
Duke requires its students to live on campus for the first three years of undergraduate life, except for a small percentage of second-semester juniors who are exempted by a lottery system.<ref name="RLHSHousing">[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/three-year-requirement RLHS: Housing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093007/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/three-year-requirement |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref> This requirement is justified by the administration as an effort to help students connect more closely with one another and sustain a sense of belonging within Duke.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/about/strategic-plan RLHS: Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011123730/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/about/strategic-plan |date=October 11, 2010}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref> Thus, 85% of undergraduates live on campus.<ref name="rankingsandreviews1">[http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drlife_2920_brief.php Campus Life]. ''U.S. News & World Report.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412042204/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drlife_2920_brief.php |date=April 12, 2008}}</ref> All freshmen are housed in one of 14 residences on [[Duke University East Campus|East Campus]]. These buildings range in occupancy size from 50 (Epworth—the oldest residence hall, built in 1892 as "the Inn"), which has not been used as a student dorm since the 2017–2018 school year, to 250 residents (Trinity).<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/epworth Epworth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093022/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/epworth |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/gilbert-addoms Gilbert-Addoms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093038/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/gilbert-addoms |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref> Most of these are in the Georgian style typical of the [[Duke University East Campus|East Campus]] architecture. Although the newer residence halls differ in style, they still relate to East's Georgian heritage. Learning communities connect the residential component of [[Duke University East Campus|East Campus]] with students of similar academic and social interests.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/programs-services/communities RLHS: Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093053/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/programs-services/communities |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref> Similarly, students in [[FOCUS Program (University Study Program)|FOCUS]], a first-year program that features courses clustered around a specific theme, live together in the same residence hall as other students in their cluster.<ref>[http://trinity.duke.edu/focus-program/about-focus About FOCUS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802022638/http://trinity.duke.edu/focus-program/about-focus |date=August 2, 2012}}. Duke University. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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Sophomores and juniors reside on [[Duke University West Campus|West Campus]], while the majority of undergraduate seniors choose to live off campus.<ref>Bishop, Eric. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/record-number-seniors-leave-campus-housing Record number of seniors to leave campus housing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013215116/http://dukechronicle.com/article/record-number-seniors-leave-campus-housing |date=October 13, 2011}}. ''The Chronicle'', July 19, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2011.</ref> West Campus contains seven quadrangles—the four along "Main" West were built in the 1930s, while three newer ones have since been added. Central Campus provided housing for over 1,000 students in apartment buildings, until 2019.<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/central-campus Central Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319092930/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/central-campus |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
</ref> All housing on West Campus is organized into "houses"—sections of residence halls—to which students can return each year. House residents create their house identities. There are houses of unaffiliated students, as well as wellness houses and living-learning communities that adopt a theme such as the arts or foreign languages. There are also numerous "selective living groups" on campus for students wanting self-selected living arrangements. SLGs are residential groups similar to fraternities or sororities, except they are generally co-ed and unaffiliated with any national organization. Many of them also revolve around a particular interest such as entrepreneurship, civic engagement or African-American or Asian culture. Fifteen fraternities and nine sororities also are housed on campus. Most of the non-fraternity selective living groups are coeducational.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/resources/selective-living-group-list#2011-2012 Living Groups on Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093803/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/rlhs/resources/selective-living-group-list#2011-2012 |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Residence Life and Housing Services. Retrieved July 7, 2011.</ref>

=== Greek and social life ===
[[File:More kville.JPG|right|thumb|alt=A large group of individuals gather in a parking lot alongside a tent campground with lightposts|Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville]]

About 30% of undergraduate men and about 40% of undergraduate women at Duke are members of [[fraternities and sororities]].<ref name="rankingsandreviews1" /> Most of the 17 Interfraternity Council recognized fraternity chapters live in sections within the residence halls. Eight [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]] (historically African-American) fraternities and sororities also hold chapters at Duke.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/nphc National Pan-Hellenic Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093122/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/nphc |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke University. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> The first historically African-American Greek letter organization at Duke University was the [[Omega Psi Phi]], Omega Zeta chapter, founded on April 12, 1974. In addition, there are seven other fraternities and sororities that are a part of the Inter-Greek Council, the multicultural Greek umbrella organization, in addition to the local group [[Trident Society]].<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/igc Inter-Greek Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093134/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/igc |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke University. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> Duke also has Selective Living Groups, or SLGs, on campus for students seeking informal residential communities often built around themes. SLGs are residential groups similar to fraternities or sororities, except they are generally co-ed and unaffiliated with any national organizations.<ref>
[http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/hdrl/houses-overview/current-living-groups Current Living Groups.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226200554/http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/hdrl/houses-overview/current-living-groups |date=February 26, 2014}} Duke University Student Affairs. Retrieved February 23, 2014.</ref> Current SLGs include Brownstone, Maxwell, The Cube, LangDorm, Round Table, Mundi, JAM!, and [[Wayne Manor (Duke University)|Wayne Manor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selective Living Groups |url=https://students.duke.edu/living/housing/upperclass-housing/slgs/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=Duke Student Affairs |language=en-US |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331161629/https://students.duke.edu/living/housing/upperclass-housing/slgs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fraternity chapters and SLGs frequently host social events in their residential sections, which are often open to non-members.<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/resources/chapters/housing-sections Fraternity Housing Sections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093746/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/resources/chapters/housing-sections |date=March 19, 2012}}, Duke Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> Social events often feature established traditions, such as [[Wayne Manor (Duke University)|Wayne Manor]]'s Malt Liquor Thursdays (M.L.T.), which have persisted since 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hafner |first=Katie |date=November 6, 2005 |title=How Thursday Became the New Friday |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/us/education/how-thursday-became-the-new-friday.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

[[File:20131203 Cameron Crazies.jpg|thumb|At the 2013 [[Duke–Michigan basketball rivalry|Duke–Michigan]] game]]

In the late 1990s, a new keg policy was put into effect that requires all student groups to purchase kegs through Duke Dining Services. According to administrators, the rule change was intended as a way to ensure compliance with alcohol consumption laws as well as to increase on-campus safety.<ref>Moulton, Jessica (March 17, 1996). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111126103834/http://dukechronicle.com/article/keg-prices-reduced-10-bartenders-remain-expensive Keg prices reduced by $10; bartenders remain expensive]". ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Some students saw the administration's increasingly strict policies as an attempt to alter social life at Duke.<ref>
DeLuca, Jerry and Vrettos, Christopher. [http://dukechronicle.com/node/113085 Honestly, the administration wants no kegs] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130301215438/http://dukechronicle.com/node/113085 |date=March 1, 2013}}. ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011.
</ref> As a result, off-campus parties at rented houses became more frequent in subsequent years as a way to avoid Duke policies. Many of these houses were situated in the midst of family neighborhoods, prompting residents to complain about excessive noise and other violations. Police have responded by breaking up parties at several houses, handing out citations, and occasionally arresting party-goers.<ref>Mueller, Jared. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/buchanan-blues Buchanan Blues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013213223/http://dukechronicle.com/article/buchanan-blues |date=October 13, 2011}}. ''The Chronicle'', April 29, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> In the mid-to-late 2000s, the administration made a concerted effort to help students re-establish a robust, on-campus social life and has worked with numerous student groups, especially Duke University Union, to feature a wide array of events and activities. In March 2006, the university purchased 15 houses in the [[Trinity Historic District|Trinity Park]] area that Duke students had typically rented and subsequently sold them to individual families in an effort to encourage renovations to the properties and to reduce off-campus partying in the midst of residential neighborhoods.<ref>Eaglin, Adam (June 1, 2006). [http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sell-5-east-houses "Duke to sell 5 off-East houses"]. ''The Chronicle''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013213238/http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sell-5-east-houses |date=October 13, 2011}}. Retrieved April 17, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Englander|first1=Dan|title=University buys off-East houses|url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2006/02/university-buys-east-houses|access-date=April 9, 2017|work=[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]|date=February 28, 2006|archive-date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213912/http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2006/02/university-buys-east-houses|url-status=live}}</ref>

Duke athletics, particularly men's basketball, traditionally serves as a significant component of student life. Duke's students have been recognized as some of the most creative and original fans in all of collegiate athletics.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/page2/s/cameron/hits.html Cameron's Craziest] . [[ESPN]], 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Students, often referred to as [[Cameron Crazies]], show their support of the men's basketball team by "tenting" for home games against key [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] opponents, especially rival [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] (UNC).<ref>Nathan, Vignesh. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/k-ville-bills-one-student-s-plan-better-tenting K-Ville Bills: One Student's Plan to Better Tenting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013201106/http://dukechronicle.com/article/k-ville-bills-one-student-s-plan-better-tenting |date=October 13, 2011}}. ''Towerview Magazine'', February 9, 2011.</ref> Because tickets to all varsity sports are free to students, they line up for hours before each game, often spending the night on the sidewalk. For a mid-February game against UNC, some of the most eager students might even begin tenting before spring classes begin.<ref>McCartney, Ryan. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/dsg-presents-revised-draft-tenting-policy DSG presents a revised draft of tenting policy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145234/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/dsg-presents-revised-draft-tenting-policy |date=January 10, 2022}}. ''The Chronicle'', October 26, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> The total number of participating tents is capped at 100 (each tent can have up to 12 occupants), though interest is such that it could exceed that number if space permitted.<ref name="Brill">Brill, Bill. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VfKOonPSUiUC&pg=RA1-PA93 "Duke Basketball: 100 seasons: A Legacy of Achievement"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145242/https://books.google.com/books?id=VfKOonPSUiUC&pg=RA1-PA93&lpg=RA1-PA93 |date=January 10, 2022}}, p. 97. Sports Publishing L.L.C, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2011.</ref> Tenting involves setting up and inhabiting a tent on the grass near [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]], an area known as [[Krzyzewskiville]], or K-Ville for short. There are different categories of tenting based on the length of time and number of people who must be in the tent.<ref name="Brill" /> At night, K-Ville often turns into the scene of a party or occasional concert. Duke also has a "bench-burning" tradition that began in 1986 which involves [[bonfire]]s after certain basketball victories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2015/02/17/bonfires/|title=A Fiery Duke Tradition|last=McDonald|first=Amy|date=February 17, 2015|publisher=Duke University Library |access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430032056/https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2015/02/17/bonfires/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/09/duke-university-bench-burning-centennial-tobacco-road-rivalry-duke-unc-kansas-1986-university-policy-bonfires-duke-student-government-a-team-cameron-crazies|title=Benches and bonfires: The origins and history of a devilish tradition|last=Kilgallen|first=Ryan|date=September 24, 2024|website=[[Duke Chronicle]]|access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref>

=== Activities ===
==== Student organizations ====
[[File:New buildings 002.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A Gothic-style exterior showcases Cathedral-like windows with the intricate framework and dark, colorful stone, with bushes and grass in the foreground|Duke's West Campus Union building has restaurants, offices, and some administrative departments. ''[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]''{{'}}s editorial office, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and the {{not a typo|Center}} for [[LGBT]] Life are all located in the Union.]]

More than 400 student clubs and organizations operate on Duke's campus.<ref name="Student Groups">[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/osaf/student-organizations Duke Student Organizations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093149/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/osaf/student-organizations |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Student Affairs. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> These include numerous student government, special interest, and service organizations.<ref>[http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/studentorgs/studentgroups/ Non-profit organization.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719151329/http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/studentorgs/studentgroups/ |date=July 19, 2009}}, Duke University Office of Student Activities and Facilities, July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2011.</ref> Duke Student Government (DSG) charters and provides most of the funding for other student groups and represents students' interests when dealing with the administration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001110010700/http://www.dsg.duke.edu/ Duke Student Government]. Duke Student Government. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref>  Duke University Union (DUU) is the school's primary programming organization, serving a center of social, cultural, intellectual and recreational life.<ref>[http://duu.dukegroups.duke.edu/about/ About DUU.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815051830/http://duu.dukegroups.duke.edu/about/ |date=August 15, 2011}} Duke University Union. Retrieved August 22, 2011.</ref> There are a number of student-run businesses operating on campus, including Campus Enterprises, which offer students real-world business experience. Cultural groups are provided funding directly from the university via the Multicultural Center as well as other institutional funding sources. One of the most popular activities on campus is competing in sports. Duke has 37 sports clubs, and several intramural teams that are officially recognized. Performance groups such as Duke Players; Hoof 'n' Horn, the country's second-oldest student-run musical theater organization; a cappella groups; student bands; and other theater organizations are also prominent on campus.<ref>[http://www.hoofnhorn.org/ Hoof 'n' Horn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052747/http://hoofnhorn.org/ |date=July 17, 2011}}. Duke Hoof 'n' Horn. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> As of the 2016–17 school year, there are seven a cappella groups recognized by Duke University A Cappella Council: Deja Blue, Lady Blue, Out of the Blue, the Pitchforks, Rhythm & Blue, Something Borrowed Something Blue, and Speak of the Devil.<ref>[http://dukeacappellacouncil.weebly.com/ Duke A Cappella Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031132/http://dukeacappellacouncil.weebly.com/ |date=October 1, 2017}}. Duke University A Cappella Council. Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref> Duke University mock trial team won the national championship in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegemocktrial.org/about-amta/history-/national-championship-trial-results/ |title=National Championship Final Round Results |publisher=American Mock Trial Association |access-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-date=September 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929151024/http://www.collegemocktrial.org/about-amta/history-/national-championship-trial-results/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee provides guidance to the administration on issues regarding student dining, life, and restaurant choices.

Cultural groups on campus include the Asian Students Association, ASEAN (Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations), Blue Devils United (the student lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group), Black Student Alliance, Diya (South Asian Association), International Association/International Council, Jewish Life at Duke, KUSA (Korean Undergraduate Student Association), Mi Gente (Latino Student Association), LangDorm, LASO (Latin American Student Organization), Muslim Student Association, Native American Student Coalition, Newman Catholic Student Center, and Students of the Caribbean.<ref name="Student Groups" /><ref>[http://duke.collegiatelink.net/organizations DukeGroups directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701183428/http://duke.collegiatelink.net/organizations |date=July 1, 2011}}. Duke University. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
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Duke's chapter of [[Students Supporting Israel|Students Supporting Israel (SSI)]], an international pro-Israel movement, was [[Universities and antisemitism|denied recognition]] by the Duke Student Government (DSG) in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DSG President Christina Wang vetoes recognition of Students Supporting Israel, citing inappropriate social media conduct |url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/11/duke-university-students-supporting-israel-ssi-veto-student-government-dsg |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> The incident attracted national media attention, with organizations such as [[Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law|The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Sean |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Legal group says Duke University must grant pro-Israel campus group recognition under federal law |url=https://www.jns.org/legal-group-says-duke-university-must-grant-pro-israel-campus-group-recognition-under-federal-law/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=JNS.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Zionist Organization of America]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Jackie |date=December 15, 2021 |title=ZOA to Duke U.: Rectify Antisemitism at Duke & Override Student Govt.'s Refusal to Recognize a Pro-Israel Student Group |url=https://zoa.org/2021/12/10444511-zoa-to-duke-u-rectify-campus-antisemitism-override-student-govt-s-decision-denying-recognition-to-pro-israel-student-group/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=Zionist Organization of America |language=en}}</ref> advocating on behalf of Duke SSI after Duke's chapter of [[Students for Justice in Palestine]] challenged its existence. The Brandeis Center sent a letter to President Price alleging that the derecognition of Duke SSI constituted discrimination against a Jewish student organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis D. Brandeis Center to Duke: SSI must be recognized |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/louis-d-brandeis-center-to-duke-students-supporting-israel-must-be-recognized-689088 |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=December 18, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Duke SSI was officially recognized as a student organization in February 2022 after the student government reconsidered the group's application.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapin |first=Andrew |title=After outcry, Duke University student government recognizes campus Zionist group |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-outcry-duke-university-student-government-recognizes-campus-zionist-group/ |date=26 February 2022|access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Civic engagement ====
[[File:VonderHeydenPavillion.jpg|thumb|alt=A glass building with a metal blue devil on top and arched details in the interior|The [[Karl von der Heyden|von der Heyden]] Pavilion is a popular place among students for gathering and studying.]]

More than 75 percent of Duke students pursue service-learning opportunities in Durham and around the world through DukeEngage and other programs that advance the university's mission of "knowledge in service to society." Launched in 2007, DukeEngage provides full funding for select Duke undergraduates who wish to pursue an immersive summer of service in partnership with a U.S. or international community. As of summer 2013, more than 2,400 Duke students had volunteered through DukeEngage in 75 nations on six continents. Duke students have created more than 30 service organizations in Durham and the surrounding area. Examples include a weeklong camp for children of cancer patients ([[Camp Kesem]]) and a group that promotes awareness about sexual health, rape prevention, alcohol and drug use, and eating disorders (Healthy Devils). Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, started by the Office of Community Affairs in 1996, attempts to address major concerns of local residents and schools by leveraging university resources.<ref>[https://community.duke.edu/duke/index.php Duke University Community Engagement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012052152/https://community.duke.edu/duke/index.php |date=October 12, 2011}}. Duke Office of Durham & Regional Affairs. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> Another community project, "Scholarship with a Civic Mission", is a joint program between the Hart Leadership Program and the [[Kenan Institute for Ethics]].<ref>[http://www.hart.sanford.duke.edu/hlp_archive/RSL/index.htm Research Service Learning – Scholarship with a Civic Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823101524/http://www.hart.sanford.duke.edu/hlp_archive/RSL/index.htm |date=August 23, 2011}}. Duke University. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> Another program includes Project CHILD, a tutoring program involving 80 first-year volunteers; and an after-school program for at-risk students in Durham that was started with a $2.25 million grant from the [[Kellogg Foundation]] in 2002.<ref>[http://civic.duke.edu/directory Civic Engagement Directory.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810050937/http://civic.duke.edu/directory |date=August 10, 2013}} Duke University Division of Student Affairs. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
</ref> Two prominent civic engagement pre-orientation programs also exist for incoming freshmen: Project CHANGE and Project BUILD. Project CHANGE is a free weeklong program co-sponsored by the [[Kenan Institute for Ethics]] and Duke Women's Center with the focus on ethical leadership and social change in the Durham community; students are challenged in a variety of ways and work closely with local non-profits.<ref>[http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/education/project-change/ Kenan Institute for Ethics – Project Change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627020034/http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/education/project-change/ |date=June 27, 2012}}. Kenan Institute for Ethics. Retrieved June 27, 2012.</ref> Project BUILD is a freshman volunteering group that dedicates 3,300 hours of service to a variety of projects such as schools, Habitat for Humanity, food banks, substance rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters. Some courses at Duke incorporate service as part of the curriculum to augment material learned in class such as in psychology or education courses (known as service learning courses).<ref>Dean, Ashley. [https://www.nytimes.com/uwire/uwire_SEAG11112005718485.html Duke Students Mix Service With Academics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816173001/http://www.nytimes.com/uwire/uwire_SEAG11112005718485.html |date=August 16, 2010}}. ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 11, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref>

==== Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) ====
[[File:181105-D-PB383-028.jpg|thumb|Duke ROTC participants meeting with [[General officer|General]] [[Joseph Dunford]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]]]

Duke's [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] has three wings: Army, Air Force & Space Force, and Navy & Marines. Duke University [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (AROTC) students who receive a scholarship or enter the Army ROTC Advanced Course (Junior and Senior Year) must agree to complete an eight-year period of service with the [[United States Army|US Army]].

Duke's [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (AFROTC) Detachment 585 includes members from  Duke University and [[North Carolina Central University]].<ref name="afrotc.duke.edu">{{Cite web |title=Front Page {{!}} DUKE UNIVERSITY AIR FORCE ROTC |url=https://afrotc.duke.edu/ |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=afrotc.duke.edu}}</ref> Established in 1951, Detachment 585 is located at Trent Hall on Duke University campus. This program is designed to provide men and women the opportunity to become military officers while earning a degree. Upon graduation, students who have successfully completed this program will receive a commission in either the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] or [[United States Space Force|US Space Force]].<ref name="afrotc.duke.edu" />

==== Student media ====
{{See also|The Chronicle (Duke University)|WXDU}}

''[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]'', Duke's independent undergraduate daily newspaper, has been continually published since 1905.<ref>[http://dukechronicle.com/about-us The Chronicle: About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218154539/http://www.dukechronicle.com/about-us |date=February 18, 2012 }}. ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> Its editors are responsible for selecting the term "[[Duke Blue Devils|Blue Devil]]". The newspaper won Best in Show in the tabloid division at the 2005 Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention.<ref>[http://dukechronicle.com/article/news-briefs-41 The Chronicle heralded at conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816020332/http://dukechronicle.com/article/news-briefs-41 |date=August 16, 2011}}. ''The Chronicle'', October 31, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Cable 13, established in 1976, is Duke's student-run television station. It is a popular activity for students interested in film production and media.<ref>[http://www.cable13.com/ Cable 13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505055719/http://www.cable13.com/ |date=May 5, 2006}}. Cable 13. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> [[WXDU]], licensed in 1983, is the university's nationally recognized, noncommercial FM radio station, operated by student and community volunteers.<ref>[http://www.wxdu.org/ WXDU Durham, 88.7 fm: Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616223633/http://www.wxdu.org/ |date=June 16, 2007}}. WXDU. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091022024300/http://geocities.com/rdurw/wxdu.html Raleigh-Durham Radio Waves]. RDU Radio Waves. Retrieved June 21, 2011.</ref>

''The Chanticleer'' is Duke University's undergraduate yearbook. It was founded while the institution was still Trinity College in 1911, and was first published in 1912. The yearbook been published continually ever since, apart from 1918 when many students left for military service in [[World War I]]. In 1919 the yearbook was titled ''The Victory'' to mark the war's end.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harkins |first1=Tom |title=The Chanticleer, Duke's Student Yearbook |url=https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/chanticleer |website=library.duke.edu |access-date=June 9, 2021 |language=en |date=August 12, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609081514/https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/chanticleer |url-status=live}}</ref>