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When Duke closed its campus last March, Erika Jenkins, a year-round University bus driver for over 15 years, was laid off. She filed an unemployment claim. Two months later, she was surprised to find out that her claim was denied.
Duke announced earlier this week that all faculty and staff are expected to present proof of vaccination by Sept. 1 unless they receive a medical or religious exemption. This mandate is unique across universities in North Carolina but similar to those at other peer institutions, including Ivy Leagues, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame.
Duke announced some of its COVID-19 protocols for the fall semester in a Tuesday morning email to the Duke community.
Data shows that a significantly higher amount of men and white faculty members are tenured at Duke. But Duke is not alone in these stark differences.
Reservations will no longer be required for Wilson, though capacity limits will remain in place. Masks are still required inside facilities.
Duke alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered virtually Thursday night to celebrate Pride Month and honor Janie Long, former director of Duke's Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
In her associate vice president role, Desai will help oversee Duke’s relationship with student government at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
As part of Duke’s ongoing anti-racism initiatives, the University will offer a fall 2021 course titled “The Invention and Consequences of Race.” The one-credit satisfactory/unsatisfactory class will be offered on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and incorporate lectures and discussions.
Duke Line anonymously connects students to coaches to text about any issue related to disordered eating as well as anxiety, depression and other problems. It is not a crisis line but rather a support and referral service for users.
The leaders now want to make sure mentors and mentees stay in contact throughout the year and develop long-lasting friendships that extend beyond the summer.
Staff will have to use accrued vacation or sick time when not performing work, but “rare exceptions may occur where individuals require hospitalization for severe infections.”
For peer tutor Sophia Leeman, a sophomore, “tutoring online presented a different challenge, but working around the Zoom environment helped [her] realize different ways of teaching that are fun."
Eligible beneficiaries will receive a one-time deposit of the amount that would have been contributed to their retirement funds between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2021 plus their July payment.
Earlier this year, The Chronicle interviewed students about how they received their COVID-19 vaccines. Now, we are sharing the results of our recent survey about undergraduate students’ vaccination experiences.
After North Carolina expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include college students on March 31, Duke Health began administering one-shot doses to Duke students at warp speed.
This year’s Duke Common Experience summer reading pick is Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age,” which explores everyday racism, implicit biases and privilege.
In contrast, just 40% of North Carolina’s population and 41.9% of the United States population are fully vaccinated.
Submitted by readers and divided among three categories—icons, leaders and pioneers—our selections are all individuals or groups defining what it means to be a member of the Duke community in 2020 and 2021.
The members of Chron15 are the stuff of Duke legend. But more importantly, they are people who teach our courses, stand behind us in line at the Brodhead Center and greet us on the quad. They are Dukies just like us, a reminder of the power of a passionate group or individual.
Duke’s icons are the people everyone knows—for their kindness, passion, talent or intellect. They’re the people who you’ll see surrounded by a crowd of adoring students on the quad or plastered across the television in your living room.
