A new report from Duke University School of Law researchers and the state treasurer’s office reveals the ways that medical debt collection practices by North Carolina hospitals are harming residents.
Suppose you are about to graduate from a North Carolina high school. Your grades are good but not great, and your primary goal after graduation is to get the schooling you need for a fulfilling career with good earnings potential. Should you head off to university or enroll in your local community college? For many...
It’s been nearly two weeks since BYU Women’s Volleyball fans were accused of repeated acts of racism by Duke University during a match. After two weeks with zero evidence that this horrific allegation occurred, Duke University is obligated to fully admit the toxic, incendiary allegation that the Duke University Women’s Volleyball team was repeatedly harassed...
For much of the past year, housing markets were ablaze in many parts of North Carolina. Motivated buyers were flush with cash and armed with low-rate loans. Agents were desperate for inventory to sell. Sellers gasped and smiled as competing offers soared upward. Builders broke ground on as many new projects as available labor and...
Political observers frequently describe North Carolina’s political leanings in terms of a rural-urban divide. The metro regions break heavily for Democrats, the rural areas side with Republicans. That split makes North Carolina a key swing state in statewide and national races. But a new analysis from Duke University — written by Duke professor Mac McCorkle...
Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found. A new study published this week says only a handful of coronavirus cases can be traced to schools, and no children were found to have...
What most voters mean by “bringing the country together” is that we ought to stop reflexively and viciously questioning the motives, integrity, or intelligence of those with whom we disagree.
For most parents, there is no practical alternative to enrolling their children in public or private schools. So, our schools will reopen. And North Carolinians are going to have lots of arguments about it.
The digital revolution has slashed profits for companies in the business of journalism, leaving the industry to reassess a longstanding yet faulty business model, says Charles Whitaker. Four decades ago, the student rate for an annual subscription to Time magazine was $200, said Whitaker, dean of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing...
The legacy of Walt de Vries includes an accomplished career in politics and academia, venerable institutions such as the Institute of Political Leadership, and heartbroken friends in North Carolina and beyond.
The disproportionate growth of physician assistants and nurse practitioners was especially pronounced in North Carolina’s rural areas, where proximity to medical providers is of greatest concern.
