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The request to reevaluate holding classes on Labor Day was proposed by faculty members in the University Schedule Committee and approved in the spring.
The CEF, a source of funding for cultural groups, will resume accepting applications by the end of the week. Until this week, no cultural groups were able to access the fund this academic year.
These changes, including a doubling of a one-time payment and an increased stipend next year, come amid continuing demands from Duke’s Graduate Students Union for greater financial support from the University.
Duke is offering free flu shots for all students at vaccination clinics from Sept. 20 to Oct. 31. No appointment is needed.
During the pandemic, some programs expressed an interest in switching to permanent GRE-optional admissions due to equity considerations.
Space is an important part of the Center’s usage and meaning, as this identity center occupies the largest room in the Bryan Center among the University’s identity and culture spaces.
The faculty fellow role is intended to bridge the gap between the classroom and community, and to match students with a mentor that fosters intellectual and social development.
All first-years and sophomores are required to return to China. Exceptions are permitted for juniors who have not had the opportunity to spend a semester at Duke, along with seniors currently in Durham who plan to study at Duke in the spring.
The panel commemorated the 1982 Warren County protests, where residents sparked a national environmental justice movement by protesting a toxic waste landfill in their community, just 60 miles away from Duke.
Within the conference, roundtable and forum sessions discussed new directions and the future of Asian American Studies in the Southeast.
Duke fell one place from last year's ranking of No. 9.
Interim Trinity Dean Mohamed Noor said that he anticipates “upholding all decisions made during Valerie Ashby's tenure” as the search for her permanent replacement continues.
At this time, Duke is not requiring the bivalent booster, which also protects against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are currently in circulation, but strongly recommends it.
“I'm assuming that many more cultural groups will be coming here in the next few weeks, and that's perfectly normal,” junior Anthony Salgado said.
As the semester kicks off and classes get underway, it’s important to know where to look for help and self-care on campus.
"What we went through during the pandemic was not online education. Online education is an intentional approach to designing a modality that is going to enhance learning. What we went through was just remote education. Emergency remote education."
This guide breaks down the roles of Duke Student Government and its branches, as well as the Student Organization Finance Committee.
DGSU’s latest demand is for a $40,000 stipend pay floor for all graduate students. Currently, the stipend floor is around $32,000, according to Matt Thomas, DGSU co-chair and third-year Ph.D.
Duke alumni and donors helped fund the new orientation program.
A Friday email sent to SLG leaders amended the restriction, allowing them to hold the open house as long as it was not “advertised for the purposes of recruitment.” But as SLG members stood around posters on the quad chatting with interested sophomores and juniors, you could still hear the words “rush” and “recruitment."
