Duke’s Office of Information Technology announced in September that following the end of fall semester, Zoom will require that all meetings have either a passcode or waiting room enabled. A waiting room will automatically be added if no password has been set.
With the presidential election balanced on a knife edge as ballots are counted in key states, Duke students from around the world are following developments in the race.
As the home stretch of the fall semester begins, Duke is making plans for spring housing assignments.
Election Day is here, and Duke students have made their plans to watch the results—conclusive or not—come in. Some will attend a virtual watch party as they wait with bated breath to see what happens in the contest between incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Others plan to watch with smaller groups or do their best not to focus on election coverage at all.
There were 17 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Oct. 24 and Oct. 30, out of 15,578 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Duke students are apprehensive about what the results—or lack thereof—could mean for the nation, even as they try to have the best outlook possible.
Since Duke’s last conduct update Oct. 2, the University has suspended one additional campus organization, and 75 more students have faced sanctions that will be included on their conduct records.
Spanning from Nov. 24 to Jan. 20, this year’s winter break is over twice as long as previous years’.
Dining tables in the Brodhead Center, Marketplace and the Bryan Center have been roped off in response to a growing number of COVID-19 cases locally and nationwide, according to Robert Coffey, executive director of dining services.
While several of Duke’s sustainability efforts have been paused temporarily due to coronavirus-related safety precautions, students say that campus dialogue and activism related to environmentalism have forged ahead.
Have you looked up at the Chapel recently and noticed an unusual pink hue? You’re not alone. For the past three weeks, the iconic landmark has taken on a new color—but not for the reason you might think.
The upcoming semester may not feature strolling past the Eiffel Tower, exploring the Australian Outback or practicing new languages on new streets, but students still have ways to craft an unconventional and memorable educational journey.
In a July 7 email to DKU undergraduates, DKU Dean of Students Raphael Moffett and DKU Dean of Undergraduate Studies Marica France announced that Kunshan students “who are both able to get to Duke’s campus by the start of the fall semester” and “whose visa status will allow them to take credit-bearing courses in the US” could study at Duke this fall.
In order to make indoor dining safer, Duke Dining has installed plexiglass dividers between seating places.
The Duke Student Government Senate got to give input to Duke’s career advising center at its Wednesday meeting.
In a typical year, the beginning of fall semester is characterized by a mad rush to join various selective clubs and organizations on campus. This year, however, is hardly typical.
Duke’s social media team hopped on the “how it started/how it’s going” Twitter meme trend the morning of Oct. 16, intending to make a joke about the University's growth. But the @DukeU tweet was criticized for its racially insensitive content and sparked heated dialogue regarding the University’s history.
In one day, “Library Takeout” went from around 20,000 views to more than 400,000.
With registration for spring 2021 classes beginning this week, The Chronicle has compiled a list of interesting courses across a range of disciplines that are offered in the upcoming semester.
There were 21 new positive coronavirus tests at Duke between Oct. 17 and Oct. 23, out of 15,378 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
