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Aaron Dinin, Trinity ‘05 and lecturing fellow in the innovation and entrepreneurship initiative, has a bold vision.
The Class of 2027’s fall orientation will look a little different this year. The second year of Experiential Orientation will include the addition of three new orientation groups, more opportunities to interact with students participating in other projects and more breaks throughout the day.
Duke is launching a new minor targeted towards all music lovers, regardless of whether they can read musical notation. The department of music will begin offering the minor in music, listening-focused in fall 2023 alongside the current minor in music, score-focused, which places a heavier emphasis on Western musical notation and theory.
On April 19, Joel Fleishman, professor of law and public policy and the founding director of the Sanford School of Public Policy, walked into a classroom to teach the same course he had been teaching for over 50 years — LAW 585, Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Not-For-Profit Law and Management. Much to his surprise, he was greeted by the smiling faces of over 100 of his former students on Zoom.
Senior Jessica Chen, the incoming president of the Duke University Union, hopes to foster collaboration between DUU committees, refine DUU operations in a post-pandemic era and humanize DUU in the eyes of the student body.
Taking classes, working or just relaxing in Durham this summer? The Chronicle has compiled a guide to spending your summer in Bull City, with options ranging from exploring Eno River State Park to sampling local street food.
As an undergraduate Young Trustee finalist, senior Drew Flanagan hopes to elevate diverse perspectives in the Duke community, drawing on his work at the student level to inform strategic decisions.
Duke M.D.- Ph.D. candidate Shree Bose’s interest in cancer research began in high school after her grandfather passed away from liver cancer.
In September, Duke announced its Climate Commitment, an initiative pledging to unite the University’s education, research, campus operations and public engagement missions in support of environmental justice and sustainability.
It’s that time of year again. The days are short, the weather is cold and finals season is barely in the rearview mirror. Some students at Duke may be facing an added obstacle: seasonal depression.
It was a brisk November day, and the Deep River Sporting Clays and Shooting School stood out against a backdrop of fall leaves and farmland. Fourteen Duke students had traveled over 40 minutes to the shooting range, some with personal rifles in tow. One by one, the students took aim at clay targets. The sound of the gunfire pierced through the forest silence, accompanied by the students’ soft chatter. Some students gave each other pointers on shooting technique; others reminisced about their hunting clubs at home. One remarked that he had finally gotten out of the “Duke bubble.”
Duke’s Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess distinguished professor of business and public policy, was named White House coordinator for the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act in September.
“The whole tenor of the Republican Party with its disdain not just for immigration but for democracy itself is sickening to behold,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bret Stephens said at an event at Duke on Thursday.
Beginning this semester, undergraduate students will be able to pursue a Health Policy Certificate, which examines healthcare, economics, society and government aspects of health policy.