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Duke identified its first student COVID-19 cluster, in the Solis Brightleaf apartment complex in Durham.
From Title IX to personal data, policy changes were the main topic of discussion for the Academic Council this week.
There is a new computer science class offered this fall, and it’s not like any other course in its department.
Some students said various factors—including the unusual academic calendar and the disruption of regular social interaction—have affected their mental health this semester.
Personal pens and poll workers in PPE are both part of the Duke early voting experience. As early voting begins in North Carolina with federal, statewide and local races all on the ballot, voters are already casting ballots on campus at Duke’s Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center.
Duke has renamed East Campus’ Jarvis dorm to its original name of West Residence Hall.
Duke is launching a multi-pronged effort to combat racism at the University and expanding existing initiatives, including $16 million in new grant funding from The Duke Endowment.
Duke Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education filled Duke Student Government senators in on its mission at the Senate’s Wednesday meeting.
Duke is expanding education in quantitative skills with the creation of a new center.
Even with visitors banned from campus, Duke is still inviting parents to family weekend—virtually.
Duke’s Panhellenic Council has voted to no longer allow chapters to host mixers with all-male organizations.
A major solar acquisition over the summer, along with a new Board of Trustees strategic task force will help Duke continue on its path to carbon neutrality.
In July, Duke told juniors and seniors who had been planning on returning that they would not be able to be housed on campus, with limited exceptions, and many students scrambled to find leases in apartment complexes close to campus. It may be harder to build community in an off-campus apartment than in a traditional campus dormitory, but students are connecting with their classmates where they can.
Duke has made plans to cut 75 staff positions in the Duke University Talent Identification Program starting Jan. 6.
Duke students are currently allowed limited access to the University’s trademark venues: The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the Nasher Museum of Art and the Duke Chapel.
There were 12 new positive coronavirus tests at Duke between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9, out of 15,187 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Trinity Dean Valerie Ashby gave her annual fall update to the Arts and Sciences Council at its Thursday meeting. Throughout her remarks, she emphasized progress that has been made at the University despite the pandemic. Ashby made particular note of the new Trinity Committee on Anti-Racism, a group of 11 faculty members from various departments.
After 16 years serving Duke, Vice President for Finance Tim Walsh left the University Oct. 1.
Duke is asking selective organizations including fraternities, sororities and non-Greek selective living groups to pause planning for recruitment processes until further notice.
According to Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh, students living on campus or in the Durham area are tested anywhere from once or twice a week to once every other week. In order to determine how many times each student gets tested, Duke uses “modeling data” that was developed by other universities, Cavanaugh wrote in an email.
