Duke added Juneteenth as a designated holiday in October. Paid holidays are for staff scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, and include both designated and discretionary holidays.
He will join the global strategic advisory firm Brunswick Group as a partner in Washington, D.C. in August.
In a Wednesday email to all Duke staff, faculty and students, the co-chairs of the council provided updates on the progress the four subcommittees have made in the past year and outlined their anticipated work for the next year.
There was a mixed sense of urgency and exhaustion at the rally. Some people brought signs that they made after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting over four years ago—the survivors of which started the March for Our Lives movement.
Raishawn Jones was shot and killed by Duke officer Lex Allan Popovich after Jones grabbed Durham Police Department officer Christopher Stone’s gun and fired multiple shots. Documents reveal that Popovich shot Jones three times in the back.
The Duke Consortium for Inflammatory Breast Cancer aims to improve diagnosis and treatment of the aggressive form of breast cancer through research and education.
Submitted by readers and divided among three categories—icons, leaders and pioneers—our selections are all individuals or groups defining what it means to be a member of the Duke community in 2021 and 2022. Click on any of the photos below to read more about the winners in each category.
The members of this year’s Chron15 are what make Duke, Duke. But more importantly, they are the people who teach your 8:30, wave to you on the BC plaza or study next to you in Perkins. They are Blue Devils just like you and me, a reminder of the potential of a dedicated group or individual.
The pioneers of this year’s Chron15 list trekked through uncharted territories, leading to new academic programs, community connections, athletic success and scientific breakthroughs.
The icons on this year’s Chron15 list are athletes, staff and faculty who are beloved by the University community. They spread joy, knowledge and Blue Devil pride.
The leaders featured on this year’s Chron15 list are student leaders and advisors who used their power for good as they helped the community return from the pandemic, encouraged others to speak up and worked tirelessly to improve the Duke experience.
In this role, Jones will oversee the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, the Women's Center, Center for Multicultural Affairs, Muslim Life and Jewish Life at Duke.
The opening of Meta’s office will likely create many new jobs and generate revenue for the area, but may also exacerbate some of the issues Durham has been facing, including lack of affordable housing and more traffic congestion.
Researchers aimed to make the technology more accessible by creating a smartphone-compatible, user-friendly tympanometer, so that patients will be able to interpret results without the assistance of an audiologist.
House Bill 755, a proposal that would ban elementary schools from teaching K-3 students about gender identity or sexuality, passed the North Carolina Senate in a 28-18 vote on Wednesday.
Students must decide by June 10 to accept the offer to return to China due to the time constraints of the authorization. If students choose to return to China, they will have to withdraw from an existing study abroad plan in Durham or Barcelona for the fall.
The Chronicle has compiled a list to clarify on-campus resources for students experiencing sexual harassment.
As part of a series of university-wide changes surrounding the adoption of QuadEx, six rooms on the first and second floors of Dollard House will be renovated into a large multipurpose space.
Beyrer currently serves as the inaugural Desmond M. Tutu professor of public health and human rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The U.S. plans to allow more pharmacies to order these treatments and expand the test-to-treat program, in which someone can get tested for COVID-19 and obtain treatment in the same visit.
