Student Affairs plans major reorganization
Five months after the arrival of Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta, the division is set to undergo major structural changes as it sets its agenda for the semester.
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Five months after the arrival of Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta, the division is set to undergo major structural changes as it sets its agenda for the semester.
A Duke professor's Dec. 6 response to three Pakistani students has raised eyebrows across the University, a strong response from the administration and an apology from the professor.
A school-high group of seniors will travel to the University of Oxford as recipients of one of the most prestigious awards in higher education--the Rhodes Scholarship.
Officials in the religion department, as well as the Divinity School, are considering new ways to administer the graduate program in religion following an external review that recommended its reorganization.
IKON Office Solutions will take over operations of the University-owned Copy Center on Kangaroo Dr. along with Devil's Duplicates in the Bryan Center, no later than Jan. 2.
In the Graduate School's plan to raise tuition over the next three years, one group that may be hit hardest is master's degree students--who typically do not receive the same level of financial support as doctoral students.
Last month, the University announced in a report to the National Collegiate Athletic Association that it is closing the gap between men's and women's sports at Duke, per Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
After purchasing a distance-learning platform for $1.53 million last summer, the Fuqua School of Business is considering whether to license the platform to other business schools.
Facing growing costs and a continued deficit of about $1 million, the Graduate School plans to substantially raise its tuition, from $21,660 to $29,550.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is looking for a new chair, who will complete a new generation of department leadership in the Pratt School of Engineering, set in place by Dean Kristina Johnson.
Two centers within the infant Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy are joining to offer a new doctoral program in bioinformatics and genome technology next year, even as they just awarded their first certificate Thursday.
With next year's residential life plan almost complete, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta is addressing the organization of his own office.
Scholars from the Medical Center gathered at the Bryan Center Monday night for the eighth University-wide forum reacting to the Sept. 11 attacks, this one focusing on how the medical community is responding to terrorism.
In a report released last week, a national conservative activist group singled out 117 instances of "unpatriotic behavior" at several top universities since the Sept. 11 attacks--and two of them occurred at Duke.
Seven weeks after opening, the Oak Room will receive yet another makeover.
The genomics initiative has encountered another setback, despite administrative steps to increase its pace.
The Department of Microbiology, long plagued by internal division and a dwindling doctoral program, is set to join with the Department of Genetics this week. Joseph Nevins, James B. Duke professor of genetics and current chair of the genetics department, will likely serve as chair of the merged department.
Student Affairs administrators released the final housing lottery plan Thursday night, backing off an earlier proposal that would have split housing preferences between rising juniors and seniors. Rising seniors will have top choice for all housing next year.
For the first time since 1966, the School of Medicine is on its way to major curriculum revisions, scheduled for implementation in fall 2003.
Now that the Fuqua School of Business has established a foothold in executive MBA education, it is looking to improve its doctoral program by doubling the number of students in the next few years.