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By Abby Spiller | 4 days agoEach 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.
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.
Although Duke has not garnered the national attention of its peer institutions for on-campus demonstrations, student groups have organized several protests throughout the year calling for administration to address the ongoing war.
May Day, which falls annually on May 1, is observed around the world to celebrate workers’ rights. The Durham rally was organized by the Southern Workers Assembly and garnered the attention of union organizations, public school staff and sanitation workers, among other local workers through a Wednesday Instagram post.
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.
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.
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.
The Chronicle spoke with Duke On Tap's logistics chair Trinity Johnson, a junior, and On Tap Social Chair Sneha Sengupta, a sophomore, about On Tap's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities.
A team of mechanical engineers has created a new diagnostic platform that can be used to detect various cancers and other serious medical conditions with greater efficiency.
Attendees celebrated Duke’s history and ongoing progress in sexual assault activism and stood in solidarity with sexual assault survivors, calling for the University to further invest in sexual assault prevention programs.
Duke recently ended the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program for “top applicants of African descent,” in response to “changes to the legal landscape related to race-based considerations in higher education.”
The Chronicle spoke with Sabrosura’s president Julián Camacho, a junior, about Sabrosura’s mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Academic Council discussed recent feedback from students and faculty members over the discontinuation of the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, approved a new committee dedicated to reviewing academic freedom and free expression at Duke and heard a proposal for degree changes in the School of Nursing at its Thursday meeting.