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[UPDATED] Duke reports 4 positive COVID-19 tests among returning students, plus 1 new student-athlete case

By Matthew Griffin | 2 days ago

Out of 3,116 tests administered to returning graduate and undergraduate students in August, four results have so far come back positive, Duke announced in a Wednesday news release. 

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Video: Take a look at move-in for fall 2020

By Henry Haggart and Mason Berger | 4 days ago

Move-in for the 2020 fall semester is a bit different than normal. Take a look at how Duke is handling the process and at how students feel about the upcoming year.

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As students move in, here’s what life at Duke will look like amid a pandemic

By Matthew Griffin | 4 days ago

Duke is moving ahead with reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, but life on campus will look little like it did before.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

From virtual social events to contactless service, Duke’s student groups plan their move online

By Anna Zolotor | 5 days ago

From combating “Zoom burnout” to avoiding time zone conflicts, student leaders have been working tirelessly this summer to brainstorm ways to conduct engaging virtual events. 

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Here’s how dining will work for the fall semester

By Nadia Bey | August 7, 2020

How will students satisfy their late-night cravings this semester, with the changes to campus dining due to the coronavirus pandemic?

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From timing to testing, here's how move-in will work amid a pandemic

By Sibani Ram | August 5, 2020

Move-in this fall will not be marked by friend groups reuniting in crowded hallways or whole families unpacking together.

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FEATURE

Governing in a crisis

By Matthew Griffin | August 5, 2020

How the Duke Student Government responded to COVID-19 this spring.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

DSG passes resolutions calling for grading changes and fall semester days off

By Carter Forinash | August 4, 2020

The student government passed resolutions calling for changes to fall grading policy and the fall academic calendar amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Duke Compact detailed, will be emailed to community Tuesday

By Carter Forinash | August 4, 2020

As the fall semester begins amid the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Duke community will have to agree to the Duke Compact, the text of which is included in a Monday evening news release. The agreement includes commitments to wear a mask in public and participate in COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and self-reporting of symptoms. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Juniors and seniors scramble to make fall plans after Duke changes course on reopening

By Leah Boyd | August 1, 2020

After Duke walked back reopening plans, some upperclassmen were left with mere weeks to compete with other students for an apartment, sign a lease, pack up their belongings and move—all during a pandemic. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke eliminates tuition increase, cuts some fees

By Rose Wong | August 1, 2020

President Price announced Saturday that the Duke will rescind its planned 3.9% tuition increase from last year. 

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Duke students voluntarily dismiss class action lawsuits to recover spring semester costs

By Stefanie Pousoulides | July 31, 2020

While Duke students are currently petitioning for the reduction of fall 2020 tuition and housing, two class action lawsuits for the repayment of spring 2020 costs have been voluntarily dismissed.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Testing, tracing, quarantine: How Duke will fight the coronavirus on campus this fall

By Mona Tong | July 29, 2020

From daily symptom monitoring to isolation procedures, Duke is implementing testing, tracing and quarantine to combat the spread of the coronavirus on campus this fall. 

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Here’s how to apply for Fall housing as a junior or senior, plus more housing information

By Maria Morrison | July 28, 2020

Juniors and seniors have until Friday, July 31 to apply to live on campus for the Fall semester, after Duke announced Sunday that it was scaling back its reopening plans. There are limited housing spaces available, according to the Keep Learning website, and requests for housing will be approved for those students whose “academic progress and personal well being significantly depend on being in Duke-provided housing.” 

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

ICE bars newly enrolled international students who take all online classes from entering US

By Hannah Miao | July 28, 2020

New U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance bars newly enrolled international students from entering the United States for the Fall semester if they take only online classes. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

With bookbagging opening Monday, here's how registration will work for the Fall semester

By Sibani Ram | July 27, 2020

As Duke prepares for a year unlike any before, undergraduates still have to register for Fall classes before the semester starts Aug. 17. 

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SPORTS

Fall and winter student-athletes eligible for on-campus housing in the Fall

By Evan Kolin | July 26, 2020

While the majority of Duke juniors and seniors are no longer eligible for on-campus Fall housing, one segment of the University's upperclassmen population will still be able to live on campus.