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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Duke University in Durham, North Carolina traces its origins to 1838 when Methodist and Quaker Families in rural Randolph County employed Brantley York as a permanent teacher for their subscription school. Under his leadership the infrequently used Brown's Schoolhouse became Union Institute. However, as Quaker support turned toward its own school in Guilford County, Braxton Craven, York's successor as principal in 1842, turned to the state for assistance. Craven sought and won from the legislature a rechartering of the academy as Normal College in 1851, and the privilege of granting degrees in 1853. Because the state's system of public school was emerging ever so slowly, Craven, a licensed and later ordained preacher, next turned to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South to keep the school operating. The trustees agreed to provide free education for Methodist preachers in return for financial support by the church, and in 1859 the transformation was formalized with a name change to Trinity College. Though never devoid of financial difficulties, Trinity's enrollment increased, even attracting students from out-of-state, and the college managed to survive the vicissitudes of Civil War and Reconstruction.
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09/02/2010 11:58 AM

ORU And Duke University Team Up On Study To Reduce Car Accidents

Oral Roberts University has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to carry out collaborative research with Duke University to improve vehicle safety.

09/02/2010 05:32 PM

Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings

( Duke University Medical Center ) Duke University Medical Center researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections.

09/01/2010 06:09 AM

AMA/Duke University study finds CMOs optimistic about revenue prospects

Durham, N.C.and#8212;Senior marketers are sanguine about their current revenue prospects, although they are not as confident about the U.S.

09/01/2010 03:10 AM

Duke student broadcasting network expands online

Duke’s student-run broadcast network has undergone a major makeover. At their meeting Tuesday night, Duke University Union members discussed the changes made to expand Duke’s student broadcast network to include online coverage. read more

09/02/2010 04:13 PM

Additional Quotes >> USA 92, Tunisia 57

USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University) About the game: Congratulations to (Tunisia). We thought in our pool, every team played hard. It was a great pool and Tunisia’s play was symbolic of the type of hard play on every possession … they showed that.