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The renovations will support “spatial equity” by prioritizing spaces for affinity groups, according to a final report of recommendations sent to student leaders from administrators on Wednesday.
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Duke will not test students regularly this semester, and masks are still required in classrooms and on Duke buses and vans.
Whether you’re pulling an all-nighter, looking for a midnight snack or want to stay safe while out late at night, you might be wondering what’s available late on campus.
Former students allege that the schools engaged in price fixing by relying on a shared method to calculate applicants’ financial needs.
The campus icon, who had her own Facebook and Instagram group of fans, lived in a heated home near Keohane Quad on West Campus.
The Board’s decision marks the end of a legal battle between the DUP Workers Union and the University spanning over a year. Now that workers are officially unionized, they can begin bargaining with management.
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DGSU members have advocated for a promised $500 payment to be distributed by Aug. 29, the first day of fall classes. But Graduate School guidelines dictate that the distribution of funds cannot be available until after the drop/add deadline on Sept. 9.
The Sanford School of Public Policy announced Wednesday that Sullivan’s appointment will begin on January 1, 2023. Sullivan will contribute to several public seminars and events throughout the year. She will also teach a course in the fall 2023 semester. Previously, Sullivan served as an adjunct instructor in the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.
“It's going to be my last year, I just want a comfy room on campus, have my little space and be able to live with my friends,” Jen Wang, a rising senior, said. “And really make up for that COVID year that I missed. This whole [housing assignment] process is very, very disappointing.”
For Duke’s Indigenous students, the naming raises the opportunity for the University to reckon with its past by supporting its current students.
As administrators rush to find enough on-campus housing for the fall, seniors on West Campus, excluding Hollows, can enter into a reassignment lottery for Lancaster.
Writing a thesis is no easy task, but Duke’s seniors are always up for the challenge.
Undergraduates were offered the opportunity to be released from their on-campus housing commitment for the upcoming year in a Thursday email from Dean for Residence Life Deb LoBiondo to students. 150 beds have been added across campus, but it is possible that demand will exceed available capacity.
These programs—which typically involve taking a combination of undergraduate and graduate programs during undergraduate senior year and switching to full-time graduate studies for the fifth year—range from engineering to global health.
The one-credit course aims to promote interdisciplinary discourse by bringing in several scholars to teach students about climate change from a variety of perspectives.
The program was recently renamed the Richard A. Horvitz Program in Constitutional and Public Law, after the family that has spearheaded the program’s activities since 1998.
The DOJ’s statement, which claims that the universities’ arguments contain legal errors, comes amid a pending motion from the schools to dismiss the case.
A $1 million gift from Duke alumni Jennifer McCracken New and husband Jason New in June will cover admission fees for the public.