There are 437 students, including many international students, who are still on campus. With safety concerns and embassies and borders closed, many students feel uncertain about the future.
Friends and family remember him for his authenticity, work ethic and intelligence. Others recall his ability to help the people around him introspect and learn more about themselves, through engaging questioning and a tendency not to shy away from deeper topics.
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Regular Decision Blue Devil Days has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has come up with creative ways to engage students virtually.
They may not be experts, but students in many of Duke’s global health courses are some of the first to study the COVID-19 pandemic in an academic course.
Second-year Duke law student Zack Kaplan spent his 27th birthday a bit differently from how he might have envisioned it a few weeks prior: eating a chocolate cupcake in self-isolation.
Despite having to be enjoyed virtually this year, the fifth annual Shave and Buzz event went off without a hitch and the brothers even surpassed their fundraising goals.
After announcing details on housing and dining refunds last week, Duke released more information about parking passes over the weekend.
One group of Duke students, however, started thinking about the virus earlier than most.
"Duke is more secure and better positioned than most to weather the storm, but it will be a difficult time for all colleges—almost certainly worse than the financial crisis of 2008."
While some had previous experience with online instruction, others started from scratch after nearly half a century of teaching.
The Chronicle spoke to the co-director of Duke’s Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health about how students should stay healthy, keep others safe and support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With registration for Fall 2020 classes now open, The Chronicle compiled a list of some interesting classes found on DukeHub across a range of disciplines.
Duke announced its credit and refund policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered the campus to most students.
Up to $50 million has been approved for new research on a potential COVID-19 treatment, and Duke is taking charge.
What used to be a two-hour sit-down is now a 20-minute Zoom conference—welcome to the new Duke Student Government Senate meetings.
Duke may be keeping its default satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading policy for now, but that does not mean undergraduate student debate about it has stopped.
Since COVID-19 began its spread in Wuhan, media attention on China has almost exclusively covered coronavirus, leaving behind violent demonstrations still present in citizens’ minds.
If you were thinking of taking classes during Summer Session I, you might consider backup options.
From the pew bench to family couches, Duke Chapel members continue to take part in religious services—just from the comforts of their homes.
