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With restricted vehicle access, routes that stop at Abele Quad will use a temporary bus stop on Flowers Drive, between the Allen Lot and Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Affected routes include the C1 East-West and the C-Swift Shuttle lines.
Law enforcement told Jones to put the gun down, but Jones “ignored their orders and was subsequently shot several times in the back,” according to the investigation report. Jones’ autopsy reveals that he was shot three times, resulting in damage to his heart and other internal organs.
After an increase in COVID-19 cases, Duke is still requiring masks for in-person classes, on Duke buses and vans and in all clinical settings for the Summer Session.
The GroupMe message, sent May 2 to multiple group chats, read, “Need help crossing the border? Lucky for you ADPhi has a few too many Latinos who are extremely skilled at evading law enforcement."
Initially, around 56 graduates applied to be the Class of 2022 student speaker, according to an email obtained by The Chronicle sent from Joanne Dellaero, special assistant to the secretary to the Board of Trustees and chief of staff at Duke University, to committee members in March.
Nugget was diagnosed with lymphoma in March, but had “not been feeling well in recent days,” Upchurch wrote in an email to The Chronicle.
The 2022 student Commencement speaker said she was “mortified and embarrassed to find out” after giving her speech that parts were “directly taken from” a past Harvard address, according to the Wall Street Journal.
"Duke expects all students to abide by their commitment to the Duke Community Standard in everything they do as students," Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, wrote in a message to The Chronicle Tuesday morning.
When student speaker Priya Parkash took the stage in Wallace Wade Stadium at Sunday’s Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony, she dubbed the University as its own “Duke nation.” That metaphor, as well as other elements of the language and structure of Parkash’s speech, bears striking similarities to that of a 2014 Harvard University Commencement speech by Sarah Abushaar.
Senior Priya Parkash compared Duke to a tiny island nation with citizens “ready to spur revolutions” in her speech.
Barra outlined five “fundamental” lessons she learned “from the kitchen table”—always do your best; find your purpose; listen to understand; be honest, always; and include one more.
Matthew Freetage is suing Duke on counts of retaliation and wrongful discharge, according to the suit filed on May 5 in U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
Council members considered these reports in the context of the new ombuds office that the University is in the process of establishing.
Over the last four years, through a pandemic and a return to a changed campus, the Class of 2022 has redefined the Duke experience. With this year's graduation preview, however, The Chronicle is here to celebrate their accomplishments in preparation for Sunday’s commencement ceremony in much the same way we always have.
Seniors reflected on their time at Duke, shared their mixed feelings about post-college life and spoke about how COVID-19 created a defining gap in their college experience.
The in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022 will be held on Sunday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. Senior Priya Parkash and General Motors CEO and Chair Mary Barra will give remarks.
Sylvia Acevedo, Patrick Brown, Tom Catena and Akinwumi Adesina will be recognized at Sunday’s ceremony, to be held in Wallace Wade Stadium. Acevedo, Brown and Catena will be awarded Doctor of Science degrees and Adesina will be awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Senior year saw a near return to normalcy, sweeping changes to the housing system and an unforgettable basketball season.
The Class of 2022’s junior year saw activism, a disappointing basketball season and adjustment to a new normal.
While the Class of 2022’s second year on campus will forever be infamous for the University’s transition to empty quads and online courses, the year was also remarkable thanks to student activism, campus renovations and basketball games for the ages.