As the semester comes to a close and many dance groups on campus hold their Spring showcases, The Chronicle put together a look into the first five dance groups founded at Duke.
The Chronicle spoke with Dhamaka captain Serena Raj, a senior, and assistant captain Rohan Gupta, a junior, about Dhamaka's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham community.
The Chronicle spoke with Duke Chinese Dance co-presidents Nancy Zhang, a junior, and James Liao, a senior, and social chair Eric Bing, a senior, about Chinese Dance's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities.
The Chronicle spoke with Duke On Tap's logistics chair Trinity Johnson, a junior, and On Tap Social Chair Sneha Sengupta, a sophomore, about On Tap's mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities.
Attendees celebrated Duke’s history and ongoing progress in sexual assault activism and stood in solidarity with sexual assault survivors, calling for the University to further invest in sexual assault prevention programs.
Duke recently ended the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program for “top applicants of African descent,” in response to “changes to the legal landscape related to race-based considerations in higher education.”
The Chronicle spoke with Sabrosura’s president Julián Camacho, a junior, about Sabrosura’s mission and involvement with both the Duke and Durham communities. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Academic Council discussed recent feedback from students and faculty members over the discontinuation of the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, approved a new committee dedicated to reviewing academic freedom and free expression at Duke and heard a proposal for degree changes in the School of Nursing at its Thursday meeting.
The decision was made “in response to the continued delays in receiving and processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms."
The senate unanimously voted to confirm all 20 elected officials for the upcoming 31st session of DSG.
Jammula was selected in January through an internal DUU application process overseen by the current president and executive vice president and later voted for by the DUU Executive Board.
The event, which took place in the Korman Assembly Room of Perkins Library, is part of the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East.
After several rounds of discussion, participants came to a consensus that Duke has an obligation to pursue sustainable and climate-conscious investment management strategies in order to be aligned with the University’s mission, which includes the Climate Commitment that was launched in September 2022.
Paz-Martinez was selected as part of a cohort of 60 college students from 54 institutions around the country.
The nominations will be brought to the Board of Trustees May 11 for election, Epps wrote. The two Young Trustees will not officially take their positions July 1 until they are confirmed by the Board.
The event was sponsored by the Jewish Life at Duke, the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy, the department of Asian and Middle Eastern studies, the Duke University Middle Eastern Studies Center and the Jewish Business Association.
Campus residence halls and apartments will close May 6 at noon. Students with extended housing approval and graduating seniors will be able to stay for one extra week until May 13 at noon.
Primary demands of the groups included that Duke divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies, stop receiving research funding from the fossil fuel industry and improve the sustainability of campus infrastructure.
John Rose, Divinity School ‘10 and associate director of the Civil Discourse Project, moderated the event, which took place in the Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room.
Fumio Kishida is the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit North Carolina. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed Friday as “North Carolina and Japan Friendship Day” earlier this week.
