Duke University, and its Gothic-style campus built by tobacco money, will go smoke-free in 2020.

In a letter Monday to students, faculty and staff, the university's president, Vincent Price, announced a newly adopted policy that will prohibit the use of tobacco smoke on all Duke property and grounds, starting July 1, 2020.

Included in the ban will be cigarettes, cigars and hookahs, but not chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes or therapeutic nicotine products. [...]