Council also approved a new tenure track pathway for faculty in the creative arts in its February meeting.
Duke students have previously demanded more input in the Climate Commitment. Leaders also clarified the scope of the Climate Commitment team when it comes to divestment from fossil fuels.
Senators also announced a vigil for the Michigan State University shooting next Tuesday.
Most appeals referenced a desire to live with a close friend who was connected to a different quad.
Keith Upchurch, Trinity ‘72, known for bringing his golden retriever Gold to campus, wrote in an email to The Chronicle that he saw lots of fish, mostly belly up, during his walk to the Gardens on Sunday
If race-conscious admissions practices are ruled unconstitutional, perhaps the most immediate change at Duke would be the difference in racial composition of new undergraduate classes admitted to the University.
Duke has aimed to respond to feedback from students with food allergies this academic year, including removing almond milk from Duke Dining menus in September 2022.
Jones began her speech by presenting a series of historical “unsung heroes” of Black resistance in America.
Faculty are permitted to ban ChatGPT’s use in their classes, but the University has not taken an official stance on the matter yet.
More than 21,000 people across the two countries have been killed by the magnitude 7.8 quake, the deadliest earthquake to hit Turkey since 1939.
Phase 2 construction began August 2019, focusing on the needs of the university's undergraduate students.
The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, Counseling and Psychological Services, Blue Devils United and some student organizations also collaborated on the project.
Some students who live in Edens and utilized the Bolt expressed frustrations with losing access to the common space.
Duke lifted its classroom mask mandate in September 2022. As local cases rose in January, Duke said the mandate could return if levels remained high. Duke ultimately did not return to a mandate, though faculty members can still request that students wear masks in their classrooms.
Duke Health staff faced at least two violent attacks in 2022.
Black History Month is here, and the Mary Lou Williams Center, the Center for Multicultural Affairs and other on-campus groups are hosting events to celebrate.
This season, 51 tenters received a total of $6,700 in supplies, according to Bobby Kunstman, assistant vice president for campus life. Aid was only distributed to Black and Blue tents.
The campaign period will stretch from Feb. 16 to March 2, with voting taking place from 12:00 p.m. on March 1 to 12:00 p.m. on March 2.
DUU is the largest programming and media body at Duke, made up of 17 committees, such as the Last Day of Classes Committee and Campus Concerts. WXDU, Small Town Records and the Coffeehouse are also included among DUU’s committees.
The minor is the first of its kind in the South.
