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McMahon said that “94% members of the Class of 2026” who participated in a survey conducted by Student Affairs during the first week of class said that they “felt like they belonged” under the new QuadEx residential system.
Housing and Residence Life is still “experiencing higher than normal demand for on campus housing” and cannot guarantee all roommate requests will be met.
Duke will end asymptomatic surveillance testing on campus on March 10.
Pearson, as part of the school's Senior Leadership Group, will work to ensure Sanford “embraces all its members and educates leaders prepared to engage policy problems with a keen understanding of systemic racism and other manifestations of structural inequality,” per the release.
The SHAPE and SAPT training will cover safe rush events, party protocols, consent, bystander intervention, power dynamics in Greek life, Duke’s culture of sexual assault/harassment and resources for survivors.
“We're still a very fossil fuel dependent institution. And so divestment would be symbolic,” said Gina-Gail Fletcher, chair of the ACIR. “It wouldn't have the type of wide scale impact that I believe that we all hope it would.”
This year’s Durham School Days program on Nov. 18 was back in-person for the first time since the pandemic. The annual program aims to encourage middle school students to pursue a college education, especially those who would become first-generation college students.
Since QuadEx's announcement last fall, Duke has expressed a goal of making sure each quad “will develop its own identity, traditions and social events.” Creators, most of whom are students, hope to use the Arches to develop community pride.
If you’re in need of a quick study break, here are some ideas to practice self-care and stay afloat during these last weeks on campus.
Community members gathered for a vigil Thursday night at the Goodson Chapel to honor the four students at the University of Idaho and three at the University of Virginia who died in separate tragedies on Nov. 13.
The Duke Global Health Institute’s hybrid course teaches students both at Duke and in Rwanda about how health systems can address the lack of access to surgery in low and middle-income countries.
Kornbluth will begin her new role as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Jan. 1.
The Duke Hunting and Conservation Club, a new student organization that received DSG approval this spring, seeks to “create a space for undergraduate students who are passionate about hunting and its role in environmental conservation.”
The vigil will take place at Goodson Chapel from 7-8 p.m. Thursday.
Ten people died in the fire Thursday and nine were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Across social media and in widespread protests that have occurred in the wake of the fire, many have attributed the tragedy to overly strict COVID-19 protocols that prevented people from being able to leave their homes.
The center, founded by Horowitz, a conservative author and activist, is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit legal advocacy group.
Duke joins several other top-14 law schools in withdrawing from the U.S. News’ rankings within the last week. Yale Law School was first to announce its decision to withdraw on Wednesday.
With break just around the corner, here is how Duke facilities will be operating from Wednesday through next Monday.
Black Caucus is a space where Black students can talk about their experiences at Duke, what they want to change, and how both they and Duke can improve the Black student experience.
This story was updated Thursday night after Student Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Education sent an email to the undergraduate student body acknowledging the tragedies and providing mental health resources.