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Duke Bans the Box

Duke University (NC) will no longer ask job applicants about their criminal histories, it announced Tuesday.  
The move comes as groups across the country push “ban the box” initiatives, saying that job applicants who check “yes” to questions about past convictions don’t get called back for interviews. Many states, cities and counties have ban-the-box laws prohibiting employers from asking initial applicants about their criminal histories. But no such laws apply to Duke, which is taking this step voluntarily.
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