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Undergraduate students will now have a few more days to decide whether they'd like to be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory scale or receive a letter grade.
From science and math to public policy, major components of final grades are being changed or canceled entirely.
If you thought 8:30 a.m. classes were too early, imagine having to show up to your math class at 3:30 a.m.
Collaborative research is a little bit harder when nobody can meet in person to collaborate.
Duke Student Government Senate had its first reading of the 2020-2021 annual budget Wednesday night via Zoom.
Billions of dollars are flowing into colleges and universities, and Duke is in line for millions.
“Ironically, it feels more intimate in a Zoom class than it did in our actual class room at Duke.”
The many students with belongings still in their dorms received a bit of clarity today about Housing and Residential Life's plan for receiving their personal items.
College students are turning to social media to fill their time, document this unprecedented experience and continue connecting with each other.
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders can pose unique mental-health challenges, but groups of Duke students and staff are doing their best to help.
What does it mean to be a house course when students are now in different houses all over the world?
Duke is preparing for all scenarios—even the possibility that students don't return to campus this upcoming fall.
After the nation focused its attention to the Wisconsin elections last week, Jill Karofsky emerged victorious in the hotly contested State Supreme Court race. Turns out, she's a Duke alumna.
With on-campus activities driven to a halt, many researchers in Duke’s scientific labs are trying to adapt to not having access to their labs.
The opening of a Disability Cultural Center was a project three years in the making for Duke Disability Alliance. Now, it will have to wait at least until the fall.
For some seniors, the crisis has done more than postpone their commencement ceremonies. The economic upheaval has affected their post-graduation plans.
On March 15, Shooters II Saloon opened for a last hurrah.
Colleagues remember Mark Feinglos, beloved and esteemed doctor, researcher and geologist, as an excellent mentor, patient teacher and generous fan of Duke athletics.
It’s an unexpected pairing of two former point guards—Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Anthony Fauci.
Duke students have organized to provide money and resources to local communities amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, a network of now-deleted social media accounts attempted to solicit donations for alleged assistance to the Duke and Durham communities with unclear identities or intentions.
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