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Duke students overwhelmingly voted for divestment: What’s next?

By Sevana Wenn | March 24, 2022

“We're really looking to turn to more aggressive tactics to really show to the Duke administration that there's no support for them to continue dragging their feet on divestment, and also that there are stronger legal and financial reasons for them changing as well. So we hope to show that in the coming weeks as we go to the next phase of our campaign,” one student said.

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JobX to replace DukeList for part-time job listings starting April 25

By Nadia Bey | March 24, 2022

The change comes after CareerConnections was replaced with Handshake in summer 2021 and during the midst of continued progress towards raising the minimum wage for student jobs.

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National Labor Relations Board legally recognizes DUP Workers Union

By Milla Surjadi | March 23, 2022

“Whether or not Duke continues to fight a fruitless legal battle, we’re confident that the election will stand,” wrote union members James Moore, Ben Kossak and Alejandra Mejia in an email to The Chronicle. 

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Duke student finds disparities in mental health experiences among students in senior thesis

By Eva Wojnovich | March 23, 2022

The responses revealed that Duke students experience major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder at higher rates than similar-aged Americans.

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Seven interesting classes to take in fall 2022

By Alison Korn | March 21, 2022

If you’re in search of a fun, unique fourth class or are trying to knock out some T-reqs, here is The Chronicle’s list of seven interesting classes you should take for the fall 2022 semester.

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Undergraduates can apply for S/U grading until Wednesday

By Anisha Reddy | March 21, 2022

Students are allowed to register for grading on an S/U basis for one course in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences during each semester or summer session, according to the Trinity website. 

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DSG’s Syllabus Bank allows students, faculty to view past course syllabi

By Anna Zolotor | March 21, 2022

More than five years after the initiative was first launched, Duke Student Government announced the public release of the Duke Syllabus Bank Monday morning. 

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Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalists share visions for position in open meeting

By Milla Surjadi | March 21, 2022

The four Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalists shared their backgrounds and goals for the position with students in a Wednesday open meeting. 

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DSG debates funding Students for Justice in Palestine speaker events at Wednesday meeting

By Audrey Wang | March 18, 2022

During the questioning period, senators brought up concerns about the speakers chosen for the events. The concerns were based on the definition of antisemitism unanimously adopted by DSG senators in February. 

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President Price discusses Duke’s centennial, legacy admissions, DKU in annual address to Academic Council

By Adway S. Wadekar | March 18, 2022

In answer to questions about investments in Russia, Price said that Duke is close to divestment from the country. “I can't speak to the exact percentage, but it is a small fraction of the single percent of our portfolio,” he told the Council.

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‘We are asking for healing’: AADS panel discusses Atlanta spa shootings one year later

By Vishal Jammulapati | March 18, 2022

Throughout the event, the speakers framed the Atlanta shootings as the result of a larger system of militarized American imperialism, not isolated events driven by hate.  

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Conservative political commentator David French named Sanford’s 2022 Egan visiting professor

By Audrey Wang | March 16, 2022

“The goal was someone who's a pundit, if you will—a prominent voice in the public sphere, as opposed to just a straight academic research scholar,” said Peter Feaver, director of AGS and professor of political science.

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One of Duke’s first African American graduate students, two Duke professors named Black Leaders in STEM by NC governor

By Ethan Niang | March 16, 2022

Governor Roy Cooper partnered with the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission to honor a number of Black North Carolinians who have made significant contributions to STEM fields. Among them are one of Duke’s first African American graduate students and two professors.

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Undergraduate Young Trustee finalists speak about backgrounds, intentions in Tuesday meeting with Duke students

By Madeleine Berger | March 15, 2022

They discussed topics ranging from the importance of education in their lives to Duke's history and what they want to highlight at Duke's 2024 centennial celebration. 

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'Considering every single type of perspective': Meet Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalist Nicole De Brigard

By Ana Young | March 15, 2022

As a first-generation American and college graduate, De Brigard had to “figure out a lot of things on [her] own.” She believes the diverse perspective she brings from this experience is an asset she could bring to the Board of Trustees, in addition to having a legal background.

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'Motivated to heal my surrounding communities': Meet Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalist Edgar Virgüez

By Amy Guan | March 15, 2022

“I quickly saw that being engaged in the Board of Trustees was an effective way to make sure medium- and long-term visions aligned with current work that is being done. We have so many opportunities to make a significant change,” Virgüez said. 

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‘Bringing harmony to this educational ecosystem’: Meet Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalist Jay Lusk

By Ayra Charania | March 15, 2022

To Lusk, the most important characteristic of a Young Trustee is bringing the greatest diversity of voices to the table, effectively catalyzing discussion and opening the Board’s eyes to “things they wouldn’t necessarily otherwise be exposed to.”

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‘Serve the larger Duke community’: Meet Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalist Yedidya ‘Didi’ Yeshurun

By Madeleine Berger | March 15, 2022

Ultimately, Yeshurun said that his goal as Young Trustee would be to “serve the larger Duke community, whether it be the students, the faculty and everybody else, you know—the people who work here that make this a great place. I hope to serve them.” 

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‘We have to reach out and foster those partnerships’: Meet Undergraduate Young Trustee finalist Kacia Anderson

By Katie Tan | March 13, 2022

Anderson’s identities “mean a lot” in terms of holding student leadership positions at a predominantly white institution like Duke. She’s been able to navigate being an empathetic leader and has also learned to be firm and make tough decisions.

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‘I love Duke and I love Duke basketball’: Duke alumna Julie Williams on singing national anthem at Duke-UNC game

By Maria Morrison | March 13, 2022

Julie Williams, Trinity ‘19, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s last home game. Her passion for basketball began when she first found out she had been accepted to Duke on April 7, 2015.