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Navigate360 Detect, formerly known as Social Sentinel, is advertised as a “threat detection” service that looks for certain keywords that may indicate harm to individuals or institutions. The company says it’s not designed to monitor protests, but the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other institutions used the service to do that, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Stevenson, a public interest lawyer, author of “Just Mercy" and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, engaged in a public discussion with Luke Powery, dean of Duke Chapel, for the Chapel’s inaugural William Preston Few Lecture on Sept. 21. He delivered the fall 2022 Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture on Sept. 22, discussing what it means to fight for justice.
Classes on-site after 1 p.m. Friday are canceled due to a forecast of sustained winds of 30 to 46 mph, per a DukeAlert sent to the Duke community. Faculty may decide to hold classes online.
Tropical Storm Ian may cause heavy rain and flooding starting Thursday night, but as of now Homecoming Weekend and Saturday's football game against Virginia will take place as scheduled.
Senators also discussed potential revisions to the University’s academic calendar, including recognizing religious and cultural holidays, to foster inclusivity.
In addition to the change in leadership, DISC, formally known as the International House, or I-House, relocated this past summer. The center, which used to be located at Epworth House on East Campus, is now at Smith Warehouse.
It’s common to see seasonal fluctuations of populations of insects on campus due to weather or migration, according to Bernard Smith, housing and residence life director of facilities operations.
Durham PD does not monitor or control DukeAlerts, according to Durham Police Department Media's email to The Chronicle.
The fraudulent messages notified students of a “Warning” or “Urgent Warning” related to their Duke account or offered them false UNICEF jobs or remote work, per a recent OIT notice.
SLGs were told in August that they could not hold recruitment events this year, due to it being the last year they will have on-campus housing, a change brought on by QuadEx, Duke’s new living and learning initiative.
After a DukeAlert was sent to the Duke community Tuesday reporting an on-campus, strong-armed robbery of a graduate student, a second DukeAlert Tuesday afternoon wrote that Campus Police and Durham investigators found the report “unfounded.”
The incident occurred on Pettigrew Street near the Center for Documentary Studies, according to the alert. The suspect did not display a weapon and took the victim’s car.
Dining prices are not expected to increase more throughout the semester. Duke Dining also plans to send ‘targeted emails’ to remind students to budget their food points, an administrator said at the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee meeting.
The HEART pilot programs were launched in late June to provide unarmed response alternatives for crisis 911 calls. As of Sept. 26, they’ve responded to 805 calls across their three programs — Crisis Call Diversion, Community Response Teams and Care Navigation.
Parts of Flowers and Page flooded Monday morning after a chilled water pipe burst, damaging some floors and ceilings, including in the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. Flowers is indefinitely closed and only open to emergency staff at this time.
This fall, through the implementation of QuadEx and Experiential Orientation for the Class of 2026, the Center was able to broaden their outreach.
Students in the course conduct projects for real-world clients, most of whom are on campus.
From this January to Sept. 22, they’ve already processed 108,000 packages, with no signs of slowing down.
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens is offering a variety of activities this fall, including a harvest festival, tea tastings and educational experiences.