The Board of Trustees approved a 3.5% increase to Duke's undergraduate cost of attendance in its quarterly meeting, which concluded Saturday.
Duke students are, in many ways, more than just students. Some are musicians, some are athletes, some are writers—and some are entrepreneurs. The Chronicle interviewed four undergraduates who are making their startup visions come to life alongside their lives as students.
Tim Profeta is the director of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and a co-chair of the Climate 21 project.
Blocking of up to six people will be allowed and first-years will live on East Campus in the 2021-2022 academic year, according to an update from Housing and Residence Life and Duke Student Government.
One of Duke students’ favorite study-break spots is still off mostly off limits to them.
The Duke Student Government Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution supporting the student Black Coalition Against Policing’s efforts and approved the creation of the Student Advocate’s Office at a brief Wednesday meeting. The resolution seconds BCAP’s demands that the Duke University Police Department issue a written commitment to “not deploy police officers when responding to mental health crises, noise complaints or student disputes.”
Duke professors weighed in on the challenges facing the Biden administration, from racial justice to stimulus packages and foreign policy, in a Tuesday event.
After several months of braving the cold, students will now have access to limited indoor dining options, administrators told undergraduates on Tuesday.
After decreasing for three weeks in a row, Duke’s positive COVID-19 tests increased slightly in the period of time from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21.
Even groups focusing on physical activity have moved online this year.
Concerned about the spread of COVID-19 via instruments or singing, music groups such as the Duke University Chorale, Duke Sangeet and the Duke University Marching Band have had to adjust their rehearsals.
Duke on Monday reported a cluster of six graduate student COVID-19 cases from a birthday party held at an off-campus apartment complex.
The newly formed governing body for fraternities that have disaffiliated from Duke began its spring rush process on Sunday. Durham IFC President Will Santee, a junior member of Kappa Alpha Order, said that no organizations should have plans for in-person events and that rush schedule was designed to be completely virtual. Santee added that after recruitment, chapters are also expected to keep everything virtual “or within Duke guidelines.”
When seven fraternities cut ties with Duke in the wake of recent reforms to rush and selective living—to be later joined by two others—senior Shreyas Gupta wasn’t surprised. But he says there’s “nothing redeemable” about the announcement.
Nine fraternities have broken away from the Duke Interfraternity Council since Duke announced changes to the rush process and selective housing.
Pike is at least the ninth fraternity to break from Duke after the University announced changes to the campus residential experience, including pushing rush to sophomore year.
At least 50 unmasked students were present at a Friday night gathering that violated Duke’s COVID-19 rules, as well as local and state coronavirus policies, Durham police have told the University.
Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu have also disaffiliated.
The Duke Gardens are mostly closed, but students can still go in for guided study breaks.
The Trinity College of Arts and Sciences made changes to its spring 2021 grading policies, but despite student advocacy, these changes don’t extend to the Pratt School of Engineering.
