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‘A bit of unrealized potential’: Students, faculty reflect on QuadEx Faculty Fellows’ inaugural semester

By Andrew Bae | January 17, 2023

Faculty Fellows, a QuadEx initiative, consists of seven faculty members who are each affiliated with a West Campus quad. These faculty members are responsible for “fostering connections between Duke’s academic mission and undergraduate students’ social and residential lives.”

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Duke Student Affairs sees 200 staff departures in two years, student groups impacted by staffing shortages and turnovers

By Nadia Bey | January 17, 2023

About 100 people have transferred to positions outside of Student Affairs and about 100 people have left the University entirely since 2020, according to Mary Pat McMahon, vice president and vice provost for student affairs. 

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Masking in classrooms not required at this time as COVID-19 cases decline in Durham, at Duke

By Kathryn Thomas and Milla Surjadi | January 16, 2023

On-campus cases have fallen more than 60% in the last week, despite the full return to campus activities, according to the email. 

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Parking permit costs for eligible Duke employees and graduate students to lower beginning February

By Ishani Raha | January 15, 2023

Starting this February, Duke plans to roll out a pilot program that will provide subsidized parking permits for staff and faculty making $80,000 or less.

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FDA says retail pharmacies can now sell abortion pills. What does this mean for Duke?

By Alison Korn | January 15, 2023

Duke pharmacies currently do not dispense mifepristone as they await “additional state level regulations that may apply to pharmacy dispensing of mifepristone," according to the associate chief pharmacy officer of retail and specialty pharmacy services.

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Candis Watts Smith named interim vice provost for undergraduate education

By Madeleine Berger | January 15, 2023

Outgoing Vice Provost Gary Bennett, will work alongside Smith as he transitions into his new position of dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 1. 

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A look into the Cameron Crazies' ultimate academic challenge

By Audrey Wang | January 13, 2023

If they score well enough, the top 70 teams will begin setting up their tents this Saturday, spending their next weeks vying for spirit awards and studying for yet another trivia contest to determine their tent ranking. 

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How many Duke students belong to Greek life or selective living groups?

By Sana Pashankar | January 13, 2023

After the impact of the pandemic, a national movement to abolish Greek life and the loss of on-campus housing for these organizations at Duke, past estimates of one-third Greek, one-third SLG, and one-third independent likely no longer accurately reflect the makeup of Duke’s social scene. 

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Arts & Sciences Council approves new foreign language pathway for students with disabilities, discusses new music minor

By Adway S. Wadekar | January 12, 2023

The music department has also hired new faculty members who teach courses that don’t depend on reading music or knowledge of “Western harmony” for their content. This has led to an area of the music department that would be “well-served by a different sort of music minor,” said Bagg.

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As China lifts travel restrictions, Duke Kunshan University announces updated policies, hybrid classes for two weeks

By Kathryn Thomas | January 11, 2023

DKU’s classes will “be taught in hybrid mode for the first two weeks of Session 3 until after Spring Festival, when the situation will be re-evaluated,” according to a December email sent to DKU students. Session 3 started on Jan. 9. 

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DSG senators approve funds for K-Ville common room tent, create two new DSG affiliates

By Senou Kounouho | January 11, 2023

On Wednesday, Duke Student Government senators created two new DSG affiliates and approved funds for a K-Ville common room tent at their first Senate meeting of the semester.

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What to know about accessing support, academic resources for neurodiverse students at Duke

By Olivia Kim | January 11, 2023

Starting as a grassroots project, Neurodiversity Connections aims to help neurodivergent students access mental healthcare, academic resources and other relevant materials through existing organizations on campus.

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Some non-Greek selective living groups going ahead with spring recruitment amid Duke ban, will return to rushing first-years

By Katie Tan | January 10, 2023

In spite of Duke’s ban on recruitment events for the year, some non-Greek selective living groups will still be holding rush this spring. The groups also announced that they will begin rushing first-years again — the first time since Duke limited rush to sophomores, juniors and seniors in 2021. 

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Here's what to know about Duke's top five recent administrative changes

By Adway S. Wadekar | January 9, 2023

With the arrival of several incoming administrators this semester and national searches for others already underway, The Chronicle took a look at the five biggest recent administrative shifts.

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Durham moves into ‘high risk’ COVID-19 classification, Duke classroom mask mandate to return if level remains high

By Milla Surjadi | January 9, 2023

If Durham remains high risk for two consecutive weeks, Duke will return to mandatory masking in classrooms until the risk level drops, according to an email sent to students, faculty and staff from Duke administrators on Monday afternoon.

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Previously unsettled for years, historic $70 million pledge to Nicholas School in 2003 confirmed fully paid, administrators say

By Katie Tan | January 6, 2023

Not receiving the pledged money on time “paralyzed” the Nicholas School, according to the former dean of the Nicholas School. He cited his frustrations with the unpaid pledge as a major reason behind him leaving the University.  

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The Chronicle’s Year in Review: A look back at Duke in 2022

By Kathryn Thomas | December 31, 2022

As a monumental year comes to a close, The Chronicle revisits the stories that have shaped the year.

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John Burness, former Duke chief communications officer, dies at 77

By Milla Surjadi | December 20, 2022

Burness is remembered for his furthering of Duke-Durham relations, his mentorship and the relationships he cultivated on campus and in Durham. Burness also guided Duke through the 2006 lacrosse case, when three Duke lacrosse players were falsely accused of rape. 

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Resources, events for students staying on campus and in Durham over winter break

By Yasmine Kaplan | December 19, 2022

Staying at Duke through winter break? Here’s what’s open and closed on campus, as well as some festive holiday events in the Triangle. 

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Duke admits record low 16.5% of Early Decision applicants to Class of 2027

By Milla Surjadi and Adway S. Wadekar | December 17, 2022

Duke admitted 800 students to the Class of 2027 through its Early Decision application cycle.