Duke in the News: Jan. 12, 2007
Parents of Duke Lacrosse Players to Appear on '60 Minutes' | Op-Ed: Police Secrecy Serves No One | Bush Faces Challenge in Changing Public Opinion on Iraq, and more…
Friday, January 12, 2007
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PARENTS OF DUKE LACROSSE PLAYERS TO APPEAR ON '60 MINUTES'
(Raleigh) WRAL-TV, Jan. 12 -- The Duke lacrosse case will be the focus of another "60 Minutes" report. This time, the parents of the accused lacrosse players are speaking out. ... Full story
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Admins Uphold Free Speech in Time of 'Attack' ... Full story
Charlotte Observer: Duke Professor Protests Process, More ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
OP-ED: POLICE SECRECY SERVES NO ONE
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 12 -- Erwin Chemerinsky, a professor of law and political science at Duke, calls for openness in Los Angeles police disciplinary proceedings. ... Full story
BUSH FACES CHALLENGE IN CHANGING PUBLIC OPINION ON IRAQ
VOA News, Jan. 11 -- Christopher Gelphi, an expert on war and public opinion at Duke, says President Bush faces a major challenge in trying to regain support for the Iraq effort. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: War Protesters Call for 'Common Sense' (Duke junior helped lead a Durham event.) ... Full story
BOOK REVIEW: GENEROUS TO A FAULT? A CLOSE LOOK AT GIVING
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 11 -- In his new book, "Foundation: A Great American Secret--How Private Wealth is Changing the World," Duke public policy professor Joel Fleishman critiques the operation of American foundations and advocates a new era of openness. ... Full story
BLACK FRATS SAY FILM OUT OF STEP
Chicago Tribune, Jan. 12 -- Mark Anthony Neal, professor of black popular culture at Duke, says that with so few mainstream images of black Greek life, it is understandable some members of African-American fraternities are sensitive about their portrayal in a new movie. ... Full story
14 DPS TEACHERS TO GET DUKE TRAINING
(Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 12 -- Fourteen middle school teachers from Durham Public Schools will be the first to receive special training through a new collaboration with Duke aimed at boosting academic rigor for academically gifted students. ... Full story
LARGEST LAW FIRMS HIRE FROM ELITE SCHOOLS
Law.com, Jan. 10 -- Duke Law School is one of the top five recruiting grounds for large U.S. law firms, according to a new survey. ... Full story
PRAYER AND THE CROSS
Books & Culture, January/February 2007 -- Lauren Winner, a visiting lecturer at Duke Divinity School, says prayer should not focus on requests for God to intervene in our lives, but rather should be about "aligning ourselves with the work that God is already doing in his creation." ... Full story
THE WORD ON WELLNESS
(Louisville) Courier-Journal, Jan. 11 -- A new book from the Duke University Health System helps the reader understand a new movement in medicine toward a patient-centered approach. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Duke historian John Hope Franklin will be the guest Sunday on UNC-TV's "North Carolina Bookwatch," airing at 5 p.m. Franklin will discuss his memoir, "Mirror to America." http://www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch/
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, a professor in Duke’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, will be a panelist on UNC-TV’s "Black Issues Forum," airing at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Breland-Noble will be talking about issues facing African American males in North Carolina.
http://www.unctv.org/bif/thisseason/index.html
