Research reveals impact of lax scandal on Duke's image - News

Research reveals impact of lax scandal on Duke's image - News: "Research reveals impact of lax scandal on Duke's image
Adam Eaglin

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For months, allegations of rape surrounding the men's lacrosse team splashed across the headlines of the country's most prominent publications, from Newsweek to The New York Times.

But according to research recently acquired by The Chronicle, most alumni and the larger public have since rebounded from the negative impact of the controversy, giving Duke an overwhelmingly positive favorability rating.

Commissioned by the University's office of public affairs, the study was drawn from two sets of data collected in late April and mid-June to analyze the effects of the controversy on public impressions of Duke.
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