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Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, the legality of abortion in North Carolina currently still stands. But the future of abortion rights in the state is uncertain.
The governing council of the American Association of University Professors, a national organization of professors and scholars, passed a resolution that condemns the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors and System Office on June 14.
A Michigan teacher distributed a worksheet on May 11 that compared former President Barack Obama to non-human primates. It “appears the document was created in 2010 by two Duke students” in an evolutionary anthropology independent study course, Duke spokesperson Michael Schoenfeld wrote in an email to The Chronicle.
The Academic Council heard a presentation from Duke’s two faculty ombudspeople on Thursday during its last meeting of the academic year.
The Arts & Sciences Council discussed its bylaws and approved a new certificate program at their Thursday meeting.
The Academic Council heard a financial update about Duke and the Duke University Health System at their Thursday meeting.
Duke Student Government members recognized those in the organization and the broader University community with awards for their contributions this year at their last Wednesday meeting of the 2021-22 academic year.
The Arts & Sciences Council approved a new minor and heard a proposal for a new certificate in health policy at their Thursday meeting.
Duke admitted 2,230 high school seniors through the Regular Decision application cycle to the Class of 2026.
Some Duke students have been placed on a waitlist for on-campus housing for the 2022-23 academic year, including 186 rising juniors, according to Dean for Residence Life Debbie Lo Biondo.
President Vincent Price gave his annual address to Duke faculty at the March meeting of the Academic Council.
The Academic Council heard updates from Strategy Team 2030 working groups during their February meeting. Provost Sally Kornbluth presented the outcomes of two of the working groups’ discussions to the Council.
The WiFi was down and the lights were off on a very unexpected afternoon Monday, as Duke experienced a power outage on parts of West Campus and the Medical Center.
Last December, the Thompson Writing Program announced a comprehensive shift in direction, sparking a protest at the Duke Chapel.
The Arts & Sciences Council introduced the committee that will revamp the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences curriculum and approved a new minor at their Thursday meeting.
The Supreme Court will decide whether the admissions practices which consider race at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are lawful, The New York Times reported Monday morning. Duke Professor of Economics Peter Arcidiacono’s research has been instrumental in the trajectory of this case.
The first Academic Council meeting of the year focused on Duke’s return to in-person learning in the context of the Omicron variant. While administrators are optimistic about keeping operations normal under the current conditions, faculty were less optimistic, raising their concerns during the meeting.
Duke got its first snowfall of the spring semester Sunday and despite the slick conditions, students made the most of the day.
Several first-year students were forced to find creative ways to get to West Campus for their 9 a.m. final exams Dec. 11 after realizing they were going to be late because C1 buses were not running reliably that morning.
Students, faculty and members of supporting organizations gathered at the front of the Duke University Chapel to protest recent changes to the Thompson Writing Program Sunday.