There was a “significant increase in the volume of cases and resolutions issued” due to COVID-19.
“Our highest priority will always be health and safety and, like everything else at Duke, the schedule for the weekend is subject to change on short notice if necessary."
Some who tested positive were told they had to stay in their dorm rooms for the night because Student Health was too busy.
“So much of what got me through last year was white-knuckling through every second of every day saying it won't always be like this—there will be good times again."
Over the last week, 304 undergraduates, 45 graduate students and 15 employees tested positive for COVID-19.
Here are some of the University’s biggest stars to be on the lookout for—on campus, over Zoom, or in your inbox.
As of Aug. 27, there were about 200 students in isolation, according to Michael Schoenfeld, vice president of public affairs and government relations. Just four days earlier, Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh told The Chronicle that there were 36 students in quarantine.
All faculty and staff members must receive and show documentation of their completed COVID-19 vaccination by 10 a.m. on Oct 1.
“Please do not toss your food trash—labeled with your name and apartment number—out on the ground,” the email reads.
Professors do not need to prepare online teaching for students who miss class due to a COVID-19 diagnosis.
“My big goal is meeting people and understanding what Duke students are looking for out of the Mary Lou Center, and also building relationships with the community. My understanding is that we have an abundance of joy and Black excellence here on campus and that hasn’t necessarily filtered into how we relate to the surrounding community here in Durham.”
Duke Student Government Senate kicked off their first meeting of the semester with a fire alarm, financial updates and confirmations of committee nominees.
“The Plea Tracker Project, for us, is an opportunity to look into our work and see if we are actually living up to what we’re saying we’re doing."
The basketball courts in the Wilson Recreation Center and Card Gym will close indefinitely starting Aug. 28.
The email noted that there has been a surge of COVID-19 cases at Duke, locally and nationally.
"We all need to come together as a community, especially the LGBT+ community, and fight not just for our rights of our cis members, but also our trans members, our queer members, non-binary members."
It’s been four years since Duke announced it would raise its minimum wage for eligible employees and full contract workers to $15 per hour, but change has been slow to arrive for student jobs.
South Pavilion features 92 private rooms with separate sitting and waiting areas for families on inpatient units that overlook Wake Forest Road.
The update explains that like all health records, vaccination status is confidential and cannot be shared with anyone, including faculty members.
Duke announced changes to Trinity College of Arts and Sciences’s grading policy for the fall 2021 semester.
