Duke University

Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina.

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Private university - Durham - North Carolina

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Although founded only in 1924, Duke traces its roots back to 1838. Beginning in the 1970s, Duke administrators began a long-range effort to improve Duke's status as a leading regional university. The university shed some programs and focused attention and money on selected departments which the university believed could quickly become world-class. Interdisciplinary work was emphasized, as was the recruitment of greater numbers of underrepresented minority faculty and studentshttp://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2002/11/blackfaculty1102.htmlhttp://www.jbhe.com/features/36_leading_universities.html

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1924 - 1838 - 1970s

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Academic links were solidified with the two other universities that complete the so-called Research Triangle, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Vast construction projects have transformed both east and west campuses as well as the adjacent medical center. While Duke's basketball team has long been one of the best-known sports teams in the country, the University has succeeded in its efforts to build national championship contenders in a dozen other sports. These efforts over the past thirty years have led to a significant improvement in Duke's level of visibility and national prestige. Over the past dozen years, for example, US News and World Report has ranked Duke between third and eighth among national universities; as of 2005, it was tied with Stanford for fifth.

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University of North Carolina - North Carolina State University - US News and World Report - Stanford

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