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Michael Schur, the creative mind behind “The Good Place," joined Lentz-Smith, associate professor and associate chair in the department of history, at the Nasher Museum of Art in a conversation about his new book, “How to be Perfect.”
Titled “Is American Conservatism Dead?”, the speaker event focused on modern-day American conservatism and the upcoming midterm elections. The discussion also touched on immigration, antisemitism, and the state of journalism.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday afternoon, was first reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards on Monday, the email read. It is not known whether those involved are Duke students.
DGSU launched a unionization drive seeking formal recognition from the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 16, coinciding with Suzanne Barbour’s first day as the new dean of The Graduate School.
In her inaugural year, Barbour hopes to create an environment where all graduate students feel welcome to explore a broader array of careers beyond academia.
Open access research is freely available to everyone on the internet, which makes it “extremely powerful for equity,” Haley Walton, librarian for education and open scholarship at Duke, said.
Silver earned a degree in political science as an undergraduate at Duke, then attended law school at the University of Chicago. Prior to his role as NBA commissioner, he worked as a litigation associate at the New York-based law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
The Chronicle sought to report a breakdown of which graduate and professional schools Duke undergraduates end up attending, but soon learned that information is hard to find.
Duke currently has around 600 Muslim students, according to Hadeel Hamoud, student development coordinator at the CML.
Family Weekend holds a variety of opportunities for students and their families to experience Duke’s campus life from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16.
Last fall, Duke Dining facilities experienced staffing shortages caused by the pandemic, following national shortage trends. Since then, the University has seen a post-pandemic return to normal in the classroom and on-campus. But for some service workers, a year hasn't led to much change.
A collaboration with a new start-up was an uncommon move for DSG, which usually develops new programs internally or brings in existing programs. However, due to a lack of undergraduate interest in an app and a preference for larger roommate reforms on campus, DSG chose not to invest further resources into the partnership.
Duke Student Government senators confirmed their recently-elected first-year senators at their weekly Wednesday meeting.
A collaboration between the Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Sanford School of Public Policy, the undergraduate certificate is geared toward students interested in health policy, especially non-public policy majors who hope to study the intersection between health and governance in more depth.
The Class of 2026 voted for first-year senators from Oct. 5 at noon to Oct. 6 at noon, with 539 students participating.
The student-led organization hosted NC Sen. Sydney Batch, NC Rep. Rachel Hunt, Frank McNeill and Mary Wills Bode, both candidates for North Carolina State Senate, as well as NC Sen. Wiley Nickel, a candidate for U.S. Congress.
“[Gen Z] is almost like a diamond or something. It’s getting honed by all the darkness and the struggle,” Della Volpe said.
On the platform, over 750,000 employers can now reach all Duke students simultaneously.
“[I’m] hopeful that by having small conversations like this one tonight, that will begin to undo the history and the impacts that machismo has had on all of our lives,” one attendee said.
The Committee will issue recommendations to DSG and affiliate bodies to "ameliorate tensions between off-campus organizations and Duke and Durham."
