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Chants from Duke Climate Coalition’s protest for fossil fuel divestment echoed across Bryan Center Plaza Thursday afternoon, where students and supporters gathered to demonstrate substantial student support for Duke to divest from fossil fuels.
Price said that the University is going through transition in three key ways: out of the COVID-19 pandemic, through changes in the University’s leadership structure and towards the end of Duke’s first century and into its second.
Over 150 people, most of whom were in their twenties, were killed Saturday night after they were crushed in a surge in the Seoul neighborhood. The event is described as one of South Korea’s worst peacetime disasters.
OSCCS plans to start an ambassador program to address a lack of information among the student body.
While some students say they’re satisfied with the change, others are frustrated that students not on financial aid didn’t receive extra points.
Students for Fair Admissions has retained Duke Professor of Economics Peter Arcidiacono as an expert and uses his research as a basis for its case.
From the Bryan Center Plaza to the Fitzpatrick Center, events across campus highlighted the importance of Duke students' voices, urging them to cast their ballots in this election.
If you spend far too much time browsing DukeHub and scouring Rate My Professor, The Chronicle has you covered. Here are six interesting classes that are sure to spice up your schedule next semester.
“Jewish Life at Duke provides a full complement of holiday programming for all Jewish holidays, and the High Holidays are no exception,” JLD Director Joyce Gordon wrote in an email to The Chronicle.
As the University continues to plan renovations, the CMA and Student involvement have begun recruiting students for a Space Advisory Committee, consisting of one member from each of 10 affinity groups on campus, according to Espaillat.
If you’re looking to party with pirates, paint some pumpkins or just take your mind off the impending doom that midterm season is back from the (un)-dead, here are a few events that may fulfill your ghostly desires.
Under Washington’s leadership, Duke University School of Medicine rose to third in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, up from 13th in 2015. Duke’s School of Nursing research has risen from ninth in 2015 to being ranked fifth today in NIH funding.
Roommates who are “medically high-risk for severe illness” and test negative may request separate housing during their roommate’s isolation period. But some students described unclear communication from Student Health, instead sleeping in common rooms, hotels and other dorms.
The spike in car break-ins occurred in an “isolated window of time,” Police Chief John Dailey wrote in an email Friday. Between the start of the semester on Aug. 29 and Oct. 3, a total of five motor vehicle breaking and entering instances were reported.
Students for Justice in Palestine hosted "Palestine 101" with guest speaker and activist Ahmad Amireh to deliver a presentation on the history of Palestine, Israeli occupation and current events.
The Chronicle conducted an in-depth data analysis using reports from 2017 to 2022 to understand how Duke’s crime statistics compare to peer institutions, finding that most of the University's crime rates fall in the middle of those of other schools, and how the recently released 2021 data correlates to existing crime trends on Duke’s campus.
Kornbluth and President Vincent Price will speak at next month’s Academic Council meeting about the search and transition to a new provost.
The 600 food point figure was determined by calculating the difference between anticipated and current dining costs, according to the assistant vice provost and director of the Karsh Office.
Kornbluth has served as provost since 2014, developing the university’s teaching and research mission. She joined the Duke faculty in 1994 as an assistant professor of molecular cancer biology.
The move is part of a larger 600-point increase in food points for the 2022-23 school year, according to a DukeHub message sent to students Wednesday afternoon. The message explained that students’ dining bills will not increase, and the points should automatically appear in student accounts by Oct. 24.
