Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic some students remain committed to volunteering with Durham-based organizations.
Duke Student Government senators got a history lesson at their Wednesday meeting.
Duke’s Global Education Office announced Wednesday afternoon that all outgoing undergraduate study away programs for spring 2021 have been suspended as a result of “ongoing health, safety, and logistics concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a news release.
Although crimes and Violence Against Women Act reports on campus generally dropped last year, liquor violations saw a spike, according to the 2020 Annual Clery Security Report.
A Bass Connections team is researching how the pandemic might impact sexual behavior and sexual health among college students in the Triangle.
Following a $261 million gift in 2019, Duke is naming a department after a donor for the first time.
Last year, the history and English departments each hired an Africanist tenure-track professor, and this year Latinx and Asian American studies will each hire two faculty members.
Phew, we made it through September. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced students, faculty and staff to adjust in unprecedented ways, The Chronicle was there to cover the issues that mattered this month.
Many students make this switch from Trinity to Pratt once—and a few have done it twice.
COVID-19 has posed a unique set of challenges for the Class of 2024. First-years have had to grow accustomed to online classes and the new socially distanced rhythms of college life. Extracurricular activities play a critical role in building community, and first-years have had to navigate student groups in an unprecedented format.
A Friday panel tackled a major debate in the world of college sports today: the rights of student-athletes and how the should be compensated.
There were 20 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2, out of 14,554 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Despite filling out their daily symptom monitoring survey on time, some students have still had their DukeCards deactivated due to technological issues the Office of Information Technology is working to fix.
Four campus organizations have been placed on suspension since Aug. 7, and six individual students have received interim suspensions, Mary Pat McMahon, vice provost and vice president for student affairs, and Gary Bennett, vice provost for undergraduate education, wrote in a Friday email to undergraduates.
Duke announced Friday that all students who request spring housing will be able to live on campus.
When morning dawned Sept. 9 in Chico, Calif., the sky was dark and orange, and the street lights stayed on. Junior Justin Dodds, who lives in Chico, remembers being able to stare directly at the sun—a small red sphere, smothered by smoke. Ash was everywhere, coating car hoods and camp chairs.
As North Carolina enters Phase 3 of reopening at 5 p.m. Friday, Duke’s safety guidelines are staying the same.
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Duke Student Government Senators heard from sophomore Drew Flanagan, chair of the Student Organization Finance Committee, at their Wednesday meeting as he discussed a decline in funding to student groups and the current lack of annual budgets due to COVID-19.
After the retraction of a study on hydroxychloroquine with data provided by a Duke alum's company, a Duke study on the drug has felt ripple effects.
