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For more than two years, DPS leaders have been building the Growing Together initiative, which aims to “increase equity, access, and diversity across [the Durham] school district,” according to the initiative’s website.
Summer is the perfect time for students to immerse themselves in Durham. From sporting events to strawberry picking, the Bull City has activities for everyone to enjoy. The Chronicle has compiled a list of ten ways to spend the hot summer days.
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.
The Class of 2022’s first year saw the renaming of an infamous building, a collection of controversies and a star-studded basketball season.
Under the newly drawn congressional map, District 4 includes four universities and three community colleges, including Duke and UNC, making the student vote a key piece for candidates.
The Council started by voting to approve the new health policy certificate proposal, which will be a joint venture between the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Despite faculty raising concerns about the proposal in the Council’s previous meeting, the vote to approve it passed with an overwhelming majority.
Local nonprofit Don’t Waste Durham and the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic discussed research about their single-use bag fee proposal and a Durham litter survey in a Wednesday talk at the Durham Bottling Co. The proposal would implement a 10 cent fee on paper and plastic bags in hopes of reducing disposable bag usage.
Project SERV is an initiative created by the U.S. Department of Education to provide immediate funding to educational institutions that have their environment of learning severely disrupted due to a “violent or traumatic incident.”
The student was seeking protection from a male student for alleged sexual contact without consent and stalking. She sought the no-contact order after she had two encounters with the student in his dorm room in October.
Graduates, we want to see your faces! Each year, we highlight graduation photos in celebration of commencement. Submit yours via email by Saturday, April 30 by 5 p.m.
Sunlight reflected off a "concaved mirror" in the resident’s room and “caused items in that student’s duffle bag to smolder,” wrote Christopher Rossi, assistant vice president of student affairs in an email to The Chronicle.
The Chronicle is seeking nominations for individuals at Duke who are making a difference, creating change, inspiring others, discovering something ground-breaking or simply leading their lives with service and integrity.
Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis and Vice President for Finance Rachel Satterfield presented the financial interactions between the University and DUHS. They also answered questions about facing rising inflation and cost escalation, including raising employees’ salaries with the inflation rate.
On April 28, registered voters in North Carolina will be able to cast the first in-person ballots in the 2022 statewide primary elections. The voting period, which lasts until Election Day on Tuesday, May 17, follows a two-month delay issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court last December.