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‘Actively engaged in shutting us down’: Thompson Writing Program faculty continue fight for renewability

By Adway S. Wadekar | February 11, 2022

“I do feel like our jobs are being replaced with non-unionized faculty as a form of retaliation for the role that the TWP played in the 2017 negotiations, for centering our need for renewable appointments in the 2021 negotiations and for our ongoing attempts to use University channels to improve our work condition,” said a lecturing fellow in the TWP.

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'Our agency and our voice': Latinx students discuss demands at teach-in

By Vishal Jammulapati | February 9, 2022

A number of speakers, including current students, alumni and professors, spoke to a crowd of over 120 attendees about on-campus Latinx student organizing.

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Duke Student Government reviews potential changes to election procedures, constitution and by-laws

By Audrey Wang | February 9, 2022

Proposed changes include increasing the number of senators and reducing the threshold for student referendums.

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Bringing the B.A. in Economics ‘back to life’: Recent changes decrease math prerequisites for some students

By Madeleine Berger | February 9, 2022

According to a Jan. 25 email from the Academic Advising Center, students pursuing the B.A. degree will no longer need to take Economics 205, Math 112/122 or Math 202/212. The B.S. “will be virtually unchanged.” 

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Matthew Harris’ former classmates recount his worrisome behavior, call for accountability from philosophy department

By Milla Surjadi | February 9, 2022

In April, Harris uploaded a video to his YouTube channel titled, “Dead White Professors (Duke University Remix) - dimRISE,” according to a screenshot obtained by The Chronicle. Other videos were titled “Death to Feminism” and contained images of underage girls and former Duke philosophy undergraduate students, according to a former graduate student. 

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Students isolate in their dorm rooms after Duke COVID-19 isolation housing briefly reaches capacity Jan. 29

By Vishal Jammulapati | February 9, 2022

Instances when students may need to isolate in their dorm rooms “[depend] upon both the timing of test results and our isolation capacity,” Dean for Residence Life Deb LoBiondo wrote in an email to The Chronicle. 

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Guest Conductor Experience gives Duke fans chance to lead pep band at home basketball game

By Katie Tan | February 8, 2022

To create momentum for the new program, Duke Alumni Band invited ESPN analyst Jay Bilas to be the first guest conductor at the Duke vs. University of Connecticut game in December 2014.

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Three Duke alumni recognized as Samvid Scholars for effecting positive societal change

By Sibani Ram | February 8, 2022

The program was founded to invest in the graduate education of future leaders who are committed to effecting positive change in society. 

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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to Duke students about Biden administration's priorities, challenges

By James Cruikshank | February 7, 2022

Sullivan discussed his most challenging tasks during the Biden administration, diplomatic situations between the United States and other nations and "common resolve" among the American people.

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Combatting ‘grind culture’: Mary Lou Center keynote speaker Tricia Hersey encourages attendees to slow down, rest

By Nadia Bey | February 7, 2022

“If you’re waiting on white supremacy to tell you to slow down, that will never happen,” Hersey said. “Grind culture is a collaboration between white supremacy and capitalism.”

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Student Conduct launches 'full investigation' into West Campus bench burning following UNC men's basketball game

By Nadia Bey | February 6, 2022

“Taken without a bonfire permit or assistance from Duke and/or Durham officials, these actions were in violation of local laws and Duke University policy and represent an extraordinary degree of safety risk to the active participants themselves and to other onlookers,” the email reads.

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Arts & Sciences Council approves Asian American and Diaspora Studies minor, presents Curriculum Development Committee

By Adway S. Wadekar | February 4, 2022

Student groups have been advocating for the creation of an Ethnic Studies department; the Asian American Studies Working Group was founded in 2016 and was instrumental in the development of the Asian American and Diaspora Studies program that launched in 2018.

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With many students in isolation due to COVID-19, professors adapt teaching methods

By Eva Wojnovich | February 3, 2022

Some professors offer course recordings or synchronous Zoom participation options, while others provide no accommodations for students in quarantine.

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Duke admissions office expands campus tour accessibility, keeps Early Decision Blue Devil Days online

By Jason Kreinberg | February 3, 2022

This semester, the admissions office has opened tours to all prospective students. Visitors are now required to remain masked for the duration of the tour and tour guides are encouraged not to remove their masks, even when socially distanced during stops. 

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Duke Student Government approves resolution condemning antisemitism, proposes changes to internal structure

By Audrey Wang | February 3, 2022

The resolution also adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism. 

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Duke eliminates contact tracing, cites ‘volume and speed’ of Omicron variant

By Milla Surjadi | February 1, 2022

Due to the variant’s short incubation period, an administrator explained that most individuals will already be symptomatic before they can be identified and notified as a possible contact.

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Duke Law School alumna J. Michelle Childs among potential nominees to fill Supreme Court vacancy

By Anisha Reddy | February 1, 2022

The announcement comes as President Joe Biden moves to fulfill a campaign promise he made during a Democratic primary debate to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.

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New lawsuit alleges Duke is trying to take over an independent clinic owned by faculty physicians

By Anisha Reddy | February 1, 2022

The filer of the suit alleges that Duke made a wrongful agreement with chairs of some departments at the School of Medicine who were also PDC managers.

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Duke reports more than 700 COVID-19 cases for fourth week in a row

By Alison Korn | February 1, 2022

Last week’s 735 reported cases is a figure similar to the 732 cases reported Jan. 17 to Jan. 23 and the 714 cases reported the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 16. 

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‘Greatly improved my experience’: Social support plays role in students’ isolation experiences

By Sevana Wenn | January 27, 2022

The student experience has varied across Duke’s several quarantine facilities.