At this point it isn't clear that there's any action we can take. |
Duke University is monitoring the situation and cooperating with officials, as are the students. |
I believe there will be a report saying that the university acted responsibly. |
If what is alleged is true, it's deplorable. |
It's always been a priority that Duke be engaged with the public schools in an effort to strengthen them. We have a really large number of people who live in Durham; therefore, the quality of education is very important because it affects our employees. |
It's very disturbing at one level, but at the same time, until police complete their investigation, we really don't know what happened. |
Joe wanted to reach out to students who felt they'd like support and provide answers for anything they felt they needed to know. |
President Brodhead has had a positive influence on town-gown relations. Duke's relations with the Durham community actually have been far stronger than one might have guessed from recent media reports. I suspect that's why despite all the tensions the media describe, the community has not splintered but, in fact, has come together during the current crisis. |
Since the early '90s, Duke has been helping stabilize neighborhoods near campus by increasing the stock of owner-occupied housing. |
The group of schools we're in is the most competitive in the country. We do very well in maintaining high numbers of poor kids. We have been much more aggressive in our need-blind financial aid policy. |
The main thing to know is we don't plan to make a profit on this. The houses will go for what the market will bear. |
The rumors are just running wild around here ... the latest set of allegations only reinforce the sense of history and anger about the racial issues involved. The president wanted people of this power who could come in and do an investigation and let the chips fall where they may. |
There are some folks who want us to do a full investigation ourselves. But the fact of the matter is this is a police investigation, and we can't impede it. The more information we have, if the allegations are true, there will be grave consequences. |
Until we have greater clarity, it would be inappropriate to comment further. |
We are aware that the district attorney made a presentation to the grand jury today, but we have no knowledge about the contents of his presentation. |