Faculty debate merits of proposed liberal arts education for DKU undergrads
(10/21/16 4:25am)
Academic Council met Thursday to discuss the launch of a full undergraduate degree program at Duke Kunshan University.
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Academic Council met Thursday to discuss the launch of a full undergraduate degree program at Duke Kunshan University.
Food truck owners are continuing to struggle with unsustainably low sales at their new campus locations.
Arts and Sciences Council met Thursday to discuss how the University can best adopt accelerated master’s degree programs.
Dr. Kevin Thomas was named the School of Medicine’s assistant dean for underrepresented faculty development this year.
Effective this year, none of Duke’s Board of Trustees members will be elected by the Methodist Church.
The Arts and Sciences Council met for the first time during the 2016-2017 academic year Wednesday. Valerie Ashby, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, addressed the faculty to outline some of her goals for the year. Here are some of the main points of the meeting:
It has been 20 years since Hurricane Fran hit North Carolina, but many North Carolinians still have strong memories of it.
Several food truck owners serving Duke’s campus have complained that their new locations have drastically hurt their profitability.
Duke hosted its annual Health Forum Monday. This year’s theme was “The Emerging Healthscape: from Personalized Medicine to Population Health.” The event brought together attendees from the University and several state health agencies across the United States. A delegation from Taiwan also took part in the day’s discussions. The event featured a panel moderated by Dr. Karen Remley, Fuqua ’97 and the CEO/Executive Director of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her key points are listed below.
Duke Students & Workers in Solidarity organizers have prioritized their demands but plan to continue applying pressure to administrators during the Fall semester.
Duke University is being sued for allegedly failing to prevent excessive fees in its retirement savings plan.
Duke wifi users will soon need to switch to the new, secured “Dukeblue” network.
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens is now home to several new residents—a family of baby chicks.
A new podcast series aims to illuminate the mysteries of dog psychology.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted Wednesday to censure John Koskinen, Trinity '61 and commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, according to a press release.
Despite planned construction work, the apartment buildings on Central Campus may be here to stay for a while.
Although the Mars One program has encountered further delays, Duke graduate Laurel Kaye still hopes to travel to the Red Planet.
Twenty-six days after the student protestors first walked into the Allen Building, students took down tents they erected in solidarity outside the building on Abele Quadrangle.
The recent protests on campus have not occurred in isolation.
Duke’s first “Faculty Night” ignited controversy online when students complained that the only professors attending were white men.