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The responsibility of recognizing new student groups will shift from SOFC to the Student Involvement and Leadership team in the Office of Student Affairs.
Hosting one Multicultural Graduation Ceremony was more inclusive of students who identify with multiple identities, and was “institutionally more sustainable and feasible” for staff members.
The annual Last Day of Classes concert will be on April 26.
Young Trustees spend two- or three-year terms on the Board of Trustees. They spend a year as nonvoting observers and then are voting members for the rest of their terms.
Here’s what’s changed since last time, and how a new decision might affect the Duke Graduate Students Union and graduate students nationwide.
Last April’s audit found only 49.8% of recycling and 20.5% of compost is sorted correctly.
If approved, the minor in journalism would eventually replace the current certificate in policy, journalism and media studies.
A referendum on the ballot, which would have reformed the DSG constitution to change the scope of DSG Senate’s role in recognizing student groups, failed to pass.
Yi Yao, 29, is listed in Duke’s internal directory as a postdoctoral associate in the biomedical engineering department.
In April 2022, DSG and SOFC allocated nearly $400,000 for the 2022-23 annual budget.
Read here for all of The Chronicle's articles on the Class of 2026 based on the annual first-year survey.
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We asked the Class of 2026 to tell us about their beliefs, lifestyle and choices — from religion to drug use to whether they have sought mental health treatment before.
These changes come nearly a year after The Chronicle reported that the language of the 2022 student Commencement speech, given by Priya Parkash, Trinity ’22, bore striking resemblance to a 2014 Harvard Commencement address. The email, however, did not clarify whether these changes were made in response to last year's speech.
Braxton Craven, Craven Quad’s namesake, was a president of Duke's predecessor Trinity College, a slaveowner and a supporter of the Confederacy. The Quad Council is now informing Craven community members of Braxton Craven’s legacy, as well as gathering input and holding discussions about how to move forward.
The Class of 2026 is the first at Duke to experience the full implementation of QuadEx. How do they feel about Duke’s new living and learning system?
The theme of this year's session was “innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls.”
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The top five most-used resources were Student Health, weight and exercise rooms at Wilson, the Campus Pharmacy, the Arts Annex and the Freeman Center for Jewish Life.
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The survey asked the Class of 2026 if they applied Early Decision, whether Duke was their first choice, whether they have legacy status, the type of high school they came from, whether they took a gap year and why they chose Duke.
The Chronicle is seeking individuals at Duke who are making a difference, creating change, inspiring others, discovering something ground-breaking or simply leading their lives with service and integrity.
For the sixth year in a row, The Chronicle surveyed members of Duke's first-year class. Read an overview of the class, including demographic data; paths to Duke and plans upon arriving; and the use of campus resources and amenities.