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DUKE UNIVERSITY Ninety-Ninth Year, issue 143
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FRIDAY, MAY 7,2004
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Keohane leaves mark years,
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This weekend marks a bittersweet goodbye for more than 1,600 undergraduate students, more than 1,400 graduate and professional studens and one long-
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reigning president.
In less than two months, President Nan Keohane, 63, will step down from the post that made her one of the most recognizable women in higher education. When she does, she will leave behind a school with greater racial diversity, a firm international identity and concrete plans for the future. She is modest about her accomplishments, attributing many of them to the staff she has carefully assembled over the years. “Nobody in this job can do it all,” she said. “You have to rely on strong people around you, and if you’re disinclined to be surrounded by people who are as strong as you are, you’re never going to do this job very well.” Duke’s eighth president, whom colleagues say leads by delegation, can nonetheless take credit for much of the University’s growth. A remarkable fundraiser, she oversaw the fifth-most successful campaign in the history of American higher education, bringing more than $2.36 billion into the University. That money has substantially increased Duke’s endowment and allowed the school’s facilities to grow at an
unprecedented rate. During Keohane’s watch, the Universi-
ty has constructed or renovated more than 45 buildings. Many of the projects have been aimed at increasing the school’s presence in the natural sciences and medicine. Wilson Recreation Center, the WestEdens Link—now known as Keohane
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The University acknowledged President Nan Keohane by renaming theWest-Edens Link in her honor. Quadrangle—and two dorms on East Campus also were completed during her tenure. Although Duke still has not secured the resources to institute a broad increase in financial aid grants, it has gradually raised its support for affordable education. The University’s annual financial aid contribution has jumped from $l7 million to $34 million since Keohane’s tenure began. Duke has remained committed to completely funding need-blind aid and extended financial assistance to foreign students in 2002. Through the Women’s Initiative, which Keohane chaired, the University has begun a systematic analysis of Duke’s culture for women. Reforms, including ex-
panded day care service and the option for new parents to pause the tenure clock, have already come out of the report. Following a path set by Keith Brodie, Keohane’s predecessor, the school has also grown considerably more diverse. Minority students now comprise 14 percent of the graduate schools, and Duke grants more Ph.Ds to black students than it ever has. The undergraduate body includes 27.8 percent minority students. The Black Faculty Strategic Initiative achieved its goal, more than doubling the number of black faculty members from 44 in 1993 to 99 in 2003. The overall SEE KEOHANE ON PAGE 31
After 15 years, the medical arm of the University will have a new leader. Dr. Victor Dzau will replace Dr. Ralph Snyderman as chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer of Duke University Health Systems. He comes to Durham from Boston, Mass., where he is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice ofMedicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dzau, who will report to President-elect Richard Brodhead, will officially assume the post July I—the1 —the same day Brodhead will assume the presidency. “I believe he has the appropriate background and characteristics to be an excellent chancellor for health affairs and the leader of our Health System,” Snyderman said in a statement. “I have great confidence that the future leadership of our medical enterprise is in excellent hands.” Dzau is no stranger to Duke. He has served as a visiting faculty member twice and jokes that after living in many countries—he was bom in China and spent his childhood in Hong Kong before receiving both his undergraduate and medical degrees from McGill University in Canada—he is excited to live in the South. SEE DZAU ON PAGE 2
Deng, Livi ngston forgo Duke for NBA Draft by
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Whatever pull Duke and basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski had that used to keep highly coveted players in Durham seems to have dissipated. In the span of a week, freshman Luol Deng and recruit Shaun Livingston both declared for the NBA Draft, likely leaving the Blue Devils without a pair of would-be starters for next season. By not hiring agents, both are retaining their college eligibility and can still play for Duke. Such an outcome, however, is considered unlikely given current projections Deng and Livingston are slated to be picked as high as third and fourth, respectively. Livingston is the more likely of the two to slip out of the top five, analysts have said. Given his slender 180-pound frame and the difficulty point guards often have adjusting to the NBA game, the high school star could have trouble making an immediate impact in the league. Deng—the consensus No. 2 high school —
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Shaun Livingston, one of the nation's top highschool recruits, declared for the NBA Draftlast week.
player in the nation last season and the Atlanta Regional Most Outstanding Player—is a versatile small forward who averaged 15.1 points and 6.9 rebounds while helping
lead Duke to the Final Four. “I am pleased that this process is over,” Deng said in a statement announcing his entry into the Draft April 27. ‘The opportunity to pursue a career in professional basketball has been a dream of mine. With help from my family and coaches, I will continue to gather information to make the best possible decision regarding my future.” Both Deng and Livingston had until May 10 to submit their draft entry forms to the NBA. The Duke freshman can remove his name from draft consideration until June 17. Livingston, on the other hand, can be selected and retain his eligibility as long as he does not sign a contract or engage in any other activity prohibited by NCAA guidelines. If the 6-foot-7 point guard from Peoria, 111., jumps to the NBA next season, he will SEE DRAFT ON PAGE 31
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Freshman Luol Deng could be picked as high as third in the NBA Draft, according to current projections.