Campus Alert Archive

Institution

Duke University

DukeNCPrivate R1DukeALERT~17,620 students

Cases: 6
Alerts: 10
Verbatim: 20%
Span: 1969–2025

Official alert policy

How Duke says it will alert — when and how DukeALERT activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.

Case log

Every documented incident

6 cases · 2 of 10 alert messages verbatim-confirmed

2025

robbery: 2025-02-18Three Masked Suspects Rob Victim at Gunpoint on Pettigrew Street Near Duke's East Campustimely warningverbatim

2021

public health: 2021-08-1984 K Academy Campers Exposed to Legionella in a Single Training Roomadvisory

2018

hurricane: 2018-09-11Duke 'Will Not Advise Students to Leave Campus' as Hurricane Florence Bears Down on the Carolinas — Classes Cancelled Through Saturday, Severe Weather Policy at Noon Thursdayemergency notification

2016

civil unrest: 2016-06-28Duke Contacts Every Known Traveler in Istanbul After Ataturk Airport Triple Bombing Kills 45advisoryverbatim

2013

other: 2013-07-223:23 a.m., Erwin Road and Fulton: How a Black Bear Moved Through Duke's Medical Campus and Into a VA Parking Lotadvisory

1969

civil unrest: 1969-02-13Malcolm X Day at Duke: 50 Black Students Occupy Allen Building Demanding Afro-American Studiesemergency notification20 injured

By incident type

What Duke has alerted about

Civil Unrest · 2 other · 1 Property Crime · 1 Public Health · 1 Weather · 1

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