“Our job is to prepare for pandemics and we’re already preparing for what might be the next pandemic," said Barton Haynes, director of the DHVI and Frederic M. Hanes distinguished professor of medicine.
Duke alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered virtually Thursday night to celebrate Pride Month and honor Janie Long, former director of Duke's Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
In her associate vice president role, Desai will help oversee Duke’s relationship with student government at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
As part of Duke’s ongoing anti-racism initiatives, the University will offer a fall 2021 course titled “The Invention and Consequences of Race.” The one-credit satisfactory/unsatisfactory class will be offered on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and incorporate lectures and discussions.
Duke Line anonymously connects students to coaches to text about any issue related to disordered eating as well as anxiety, depression and other problems. It is not a crisis line but rather a support and referral service for users.
The department will include community responders, nurses, social workers and researchers.
The leaders now want to make sure mentors and mentees stay in contact throughout the year and develop long-lasting friendships that extend beyond the summer.
This money will be used to fund green and equitable infrastructure in historically Black neighborhoods.
In March, several law students reported that Amy Chua had hosted parties with food and alcohol at her house that winter, presenting screenshotted text threads as evidence. While this wouldn’t normally be grounds for disciplinary action, students and faculty had been asked not to host or attend maskless indoor gatherings because of the pandemic.
Staff will have to use accrued vacation or sick time when not performing work, but “rare exceptions may occur where individuals require hospitalization for severe infections.”
For peer tutor Sophia Leeman, a sophomore, “tutoring online presented a different challenge, but working around the Zoom environment helped [her] realize different ways of teaching that are fun."
Eligible beneficiaries will receive a one-time deposit of the amount that would have been contributed to their retirement funds between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2021 plus their July payment.
Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States would have decreased COVID-19 transmission for Black Americans and the population as a whole, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers, including William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy.
The Community Safety Department will “work to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention and intervention."
The sky is no longer the limit for Duke’s course catalog.
Earlier this year, The Chronicle interviewed students about how they received their COVID-19 vaccines. Now, we are sharing the results of our recent survey about undergraduate students’ vaccination experiences.
After North Carolina expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include college students on March 31, Duke Health began administering one-shot doses to Duke students at warp speed.
This year’s Duke Common Experience summer reading pick is Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age,” which explores everyday racism, implicit biases and privilege.
“I love my city. It’s an amazing city,” Schewel told The Chronicle. “As mayor, I have the opportunity to articulate a common vision that we hold for who we are and who we want to be, and try to encourage people to reach for that vision and make it real.”
In contrast, just 40% of North Carolina’s population and 41.9% of the United States population are fully vaccinated.
