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At both the national and state level, Duke's government relations team has continued to prioritize the policies that are most impactful for the University and its members.
For those pining for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading, keep your fingers crossed: It may be easier to get one of those stress-relieving S’s in the spring in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, with details depending on the department.
Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh wrote in an email that several million dollars “is the most accurate estimate we have at this point.” He added that at the start of the academic year, the University had “rough cost estimates,” and current expenses “are running within those estimates.”
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As if online classes weren’t strange enough, many Duke students are studying in different time zones this semester. Some remote students said that although professors have been generous and accommodating, Zoom interactions with classmates have been disappointing.
Duke’s endowment took a hit this year even as other top universities saw gains. Unlike its similarly ranked private school counterparts, Duke’s endowment fell by nearly 1.2%—from $8.6 billion to $8.5 billion—despite a 0.7% investment return. Rachel Satterfield, Duke’s interim vice president for finance, explained that Duke’s endowment is calculated based on a number of factors.
Duke's dean of undergraduate admissions shapes the University's next generation with a feline by his side.
Duke identified its first student COVID-19 cluster, in the Solis Brightleaf apartment complex in Durham.
Some students said various factors—including the unusual academic calendar and the disruption of regular social interaction—have affected their mental health this semester.
On March 6, juniors Aneri Tanna and Ashwin Kulshrestha officially started dating. They parted ways for spring break, expecting to be back with one another in a week. It would be months before they saw each other again.
In July, Duke told juniors and seniors who had been planning on returning that they would not be able to be housed on campus, with limited exceptions, and many students scrambled to find leases in apartment complexes close to campus. It may be harder to build community in an off-campus apartment than in a traditional campus dormitory, but students are connecting with their classmates where they can.
Duke has made plans to cut 75 staff positions in the Duke University Talent Identification Program starting Jan. 6.
There were 12 new positive coronavirus tests at Duke between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9, out of 15,187 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
I didn’t think I’d be spending the first month of my first year of college quarantined in Chinese hotels, but here I am.
Duke is asking selective organizations including fraternities, sororities and non-Greek selective living groups to pause planning for recruitment processes until further notice.
According to Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh, students living on campus or in the Durham area are tested anywhere from once or twice a week to once every other week. In order to determine how many times each student gets tested, Duke uses “modeling data” that was developed by other universities, Cavanaugh wrote in an email.
Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic some students remain committed to volunteering with Durham-based organizations.
Duke’s Global Education Office announced Wednesday afternoon that all outgoing undergraduate study away programs for spring 2021 have been suspended as a result of “ongoing health, safety, and logistics concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a news release.
A Bass Connections team is researching how the pandemic might impact sexual behavior and sexual health among college students in the Triangle.
There were 20 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2, out of 14,554 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Despite filling out their daily symptom monitoring survey on time, some students have still had their DukeCards deactivated due to technological issues the Office of Information Technology is working to fix.
