In addition to commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld, Duke will present honorary degrees to four individuals during the Class of 2024's May 12 ceremony.
Commencement will take place at 9 a.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. President Vincent Price will preside over the event, which will feature student speeches from Trinity senior Zahra Hassan and joint MD/MBA-candidate Kayla Thompson. The ceremony will conclude by 11 a.m., and many academic departments will host gatherings and department-specific ceremonies in the afternoon.
As Duke transitions into bidding farewells to its beloved seniors and welcoming incoming Blue Devils, The Chronicle asked three members of the Class of 2024 to share advice and important lessons they learned from their experiences at Duke.
Members of the last undergraduate class that experienced disruptions from COVID-19 reflected on school spirit, community and their mixed feelings toward graduation and life after college.
The Class of 2024’s senior year saw Duke celebrating its 100th year, demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war and the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action in higher-education.
With commencement just around the corner, The Chronicle asked for photo submissions to celebrate the Class of 2024's time on campus.
The year-long initiative, announced in a Feb. 12 email to students, faculty and staff by Provost Alec Gallimore, addresses the “need for learning and engagement” by hosting speaker events featuring scholars at Duke and outside experts who provide insight into the past and present of conflict in the region.
The council approved the new Trinity curriculum in a 32-1 vote at their last meeting April 4. The curriculum, which is set to roll out fall 2025, creates new general education requirements for Trinity students with a greater focus on humanities, a new first-year program of three thematically-linked courses and “century courses” that fulfill two graduation requirements.
OUSF announced in an April 18 email to current merit scholars that finalists would be notified April 29 — two days before the enrollment deadline — due to “continued delays in receiving and processing [students’] Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.”
Some Duke community members joined the encampment after protesting Friday morning on Abele Quad to demand the University divest from its holdings in Israel, call for a cease-fire and improve freedom of speech protections on campus.
Ho believes that it is common for study abroad students to face challenges with social integration. However, she feels that DKU students have a particularly difficult time overcoming social barriers because of a lack of “institutional frameworks [and] initiatives to actually bridge” the gap between DKU and Duke students.
Each year, we highlight graduation photos in celebration of commencement. Submit them by email to abigail.spiller@duke.edu by Sunday, May 5 at 5 p.m.
Student Affairs and the Office of Institutional Equity were notified of the incident Thursday. The OSCCS is looking into possible violations of the Duke Community Standard and the Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct (PPDHRM) and to see “if more can be learned about the circumstances surrounding this event.”
The rally came amidst a rise in pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses throughout the country, which have led to the arrest of hundreds of students nationally. The event also follows over six months of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Duke.
Duke has garnered national attention for its on-campus demonstrations as student groups have organized several protests throughout the year calling for administration to address the ongoing war.
Whether it was rising sophomores celebrating their first successful year at Duke or graduating seniors looking back on the last four years spent on campus, students braved brief spells of rain to participate in the various activities organized to commemorate LDOC.
U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee of North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District visited Duke to present the resolution to President Vincent Price and Provost Alec Gallimore. The resolution was passed March 21 by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and has since been entered into the Congressional Record.
As the semester comes to a close and many dance groups on campus hold their Spring showcases, The Chronicle put together a look into the first five dance groups founded at Duke.
The Chronicle spoke with Dhamaka captain Serena Raj, a junior, and assistant captain Rohan Gupta, a junior, about Dhamaka's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham community.
The Chronicle spoke with Duke Chinese Dance co-presidents Nancy Zhang, a junior, and James Liao, a senior, and social chair Eric Bing, a senior, about Chinese Dance's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities.
