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Echoing a national trend, Duquesne Republican disavows GOP

Hallie Lauer and Brandon Addeo | The Duquesne Duke When news outlets projected GOP candidate Donald Trump would be the 45th President of the United States the night of Nov. 8, many Americans began to despair. However, it was not only Democrats who questioned Trump’s ability to lead the country in a time of great national division. Members of Trump’s own Republican Party struggled to … Continue reading Echoing a national trend, Duquesne Republican disavows GOP

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Voting for first time in election brings joy, fear

By Ollie Gratzinger | Staff Columnist  For the past year or so, everyone in the country — and some beyond — had their eyes set ahead to Tuesday, Nov. 8: the day America would decide who replaces Barack Obama as the President of the United States after eight years in office. That day has come and gone. Many first time voters — myself included — … Continue reading Voting for first time in election brings joy, fear

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Gormley discusses his book on presidents and the Constitution

Liza Zulick | Staff Writer A day before the 2016 presidential election, Duquesne President Ken Gormley held a discussion at Duquesne University on his newest book, “The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History.” On Nov. 7, Gormley held a presentation in Duquesne’s Power Center Ballroom to discuss questions about his book and the 2016 election. “The point of writing this book was to show … Continue reading Gormley discusses his book on presidents and the Constitution

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President Gormley’s inauguration by the numbers

By Claudia Hardy | Staff Writer A new president promises fresh minds, new ideas and innovating memories. Ken Gormley does not stray away from these words at all. He may not be a math professor (however, he is an alumni from Harvard Law), but he brought out the big numbers from Thursday’s inauguration. With an ceremony as special as this one, the setup and production … Continue reading President Gormley’s inauguration by the numbers

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Ken Gormley inaugurated as 13th Duquesne president

Brandon Addeo | News Editor On Sept. 22, Duquesne inaugurated former law school dean and professor Ken Gormley as the 13th president of the university in front of a crowd of roughly 2,000 students, faculty and other notables from the region in the A.J. Palumbo Center. Before the ceremony, a procession of about 400 faculty members from Duquesne and other universities made its way down … Continue reading Ken Gormley inaugurated as 13th Duquesne president

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Political Pendemonium

The Duke sent two reporters to the first major Pittsburgh presidential candidate rally of the season. These are their reactions to the mayhem. By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor In 2012, I was 18 — just old enough to vote in the presidential election between Mitt Romney and the incumbent, Barack Obama. Unfortunately, I didn’t take advantage of the opportunity because I just didn’t care. … Continue reading Political Pendemonium

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President Obama inspires with last State of the Union

By: Duke Staff Fare thee well, President Obama. The president conducted his final State of the Union address on Tuesday with style, preceded by musical performances and interviews with popular YouTube stars. The speech itself highlighted many of the projects that the president accomplished during his two terms including the Affordable Care Act, thriving job growth and the current strength of this country’s once-crumbling economy. … Continue reading President Obama inspires with last State of the Union

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Gormley outlines plans for next role

By Kaye Burnet | News Editor Find the full text of The Duke’s interview with Dean Gormley here. His favorite Disney princess is Ariel, he’s wrestled a bear and he never hits the snooze button. No one can call law school Dean Ken Gormley boring. But in July, his life will become even more interesting when he succeeds Charles Dougherty as the next president of Duquesne University. … Continue reading Gormley outlines plans for next role

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Getting to know Gormley: A chat with the next president of Duquesne

The Duke  sat down with law school Dean Ken Gormley on Nov. 11 to talk about his background and his plans for Duquesne as its 13th president, a role he will assume in July 2016. The interview has been edited for length. Q. Why do you think you are you qualified for this job? A. You’d have to ask the board of directors, because they picked me, … Continue reading Getting to know Gormley: A chat with the next president of Duquesne

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Search for next Duquesne president reaches semi-final stage

By Brandon Addeo | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne presidential search process has reached the “semi-finalist” stage, according to Chairwoman of the Duquesne Board of Directors Marie Milie Jones. According to Jones, the 11-member search committee has “vetted all the applications” and narrowed the pool of candidates. The next step is conducting individual interviews with the remaining candidates. Citing confidentiality agreements, Jones declined to say … Continue reading Search for next Duquesne president reaches semi-final stage

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