Shruti Desai, Duke’s new associate vice president of student affairs for campus life, spoke to Duke Student Government senators on Wednesday about her background and goals.
Duke is examining daily COVID-19 test results to decide whether to lift the stay-in-place order for undergraduates on Sunday, with enough space in on-campus quarantine and isolation housing to weather the current surge in cases.
Since its last conduct update Feb. 4, Duke has issued 111 additional sanctions on students that could be included on their disciplinary record, and this semester, there have been nine student hearings for alleged flagrant violations of COVID policies.
For Duke Health, the pandemic’s impacts have gone beyond the treatment of one disease.
With demand set to soar, Duke Health needs volunteers at its vaccine distribution locations now more than ever.
With most on-campus students weeks away from being eligible for vaccines, Duke shattered COVID-19 case records last week.
In early February, two fully electric buses began traveling the C1 route between East and West campuses.
Imani began by delving into what ego and intersectionality meant to her as a Muslim.
The organization said in a statement that it “is disappointed that some individuals within fraternities violated the expectations we established for virtual recruitment."
Students playing spikeball, eating crepes on picnic blankets and watching the sunset—the air at Duke just felt different during the recent days off class.
The remainder of Duke’s faculty and staff in Group 3 can register for the COVID-19 vaccine, and college students in congregate housing are projected to be eligible beginning April 7—though the exact date remains unclear and depends on the state government.
Duke’s week under lockdown has begun.
As leaked news spread across campus Saturday evening of plans for new temporary restrictions on campus life, students rushed to purchase food and shared what could be their final meals together for some time.
Classes will all be online during the order with very limited exceptions, Dean of Students John Blackshear; Mary Pat McMahon, vice provost and vice president for student affairs; and Gary Bennett, vice provost for undergraduate education, wrote in a Saturday evening message to undergraduates.
Wang is currently DSG vice president of equity and outreach. Her platform focused on ensuring greater equity, building a “Duke community for all” and implementing more student-centered resources. Ginjupalli is currently DSG vice president of campus life and hopes to give the student body more voice in DSG projects, promote connection among students and work closely with student groups.
Under the approved policy, students who receive an S in a S/U class will receive curriculum codes, which fulfill distribution requirements. Students who wish to enroll in a course on an S/U basis must obtain permission from the course instructor and their academic dean, according to a summary of changes to the policy presented by Jesse Summers, adjunct assistant professor of philosophy.
Hammond had played the chapel’s carillon since his first year as a Duke undergraduate in 1964.
The elections for Duke Student Government president and executive vice president begin Thursday at noon. In video interviews with The Chronicle, the candidates talked about their priorities if they win and the experiences that got them to this point.
Of 102 undergraduates who tested positive for COVID-19 between March 5 and 9, the majority “either have a known Greek affiliation and/or are first-year male students in the Class of 2024,” administrators wrote.
The four remaining members of Duke IFC are Chi Psi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Psi Upsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
