We are asking President Price, Interim Provost Francis and others to comprehensively review what has occurred at CDS over the past 18 months — including the staff that have resigned and been laid off.
I’m sure I was not the only Michigan State Spartan fan brought to tears by hearing our school songs playing across the Duke University campus the day after our tragic events.
They were exceptional ambassadors of Duke University who showed "outstanding character", exactly the kind of student James B. Duke wanted at the school.
Arriving at Duke University in 1955, Coach was a beloved friend and mentor to thousands of Blue Devils who adored their enthusiastic professor and fondly remember his aphorisms.
As a former editor of the paper, a professional journalist, and a member of the Duke and Durham communities, I deeply mourn his death on Dec. 19.
I call for the administrators at Duke University to actively release their plans and updates for the implementation of climate and environmental concepts.
Yesterday's DukeAlert is something that should weigh heavily on the minds of the Duke community.
I am writing this letter to challenge your idea of a decency quotient and, more specifically, of recognizing DQ.
Peaches the community cat, the placemaker—this is how I will remember her.
As the flags fly low on campus today (Thursday, August 18), please remember her and the great work she did helping to make Duke University what it is.
With only four to six van drivers, though, I anticipate wait times will be through the roof; some students and staff might end up taking the dangerous walk to their car or dorm/apartment late at night.
We are asking you, President Price, and Provost Kornbluth, to conduct an urgent, independent review of Duke Arts and Duke Performances, including talking with past staff so their institutional knowledge can be carried forward.
These people will never take away our Latinx beauty, our resilience, or our bravery.
Similar sentiments have been expressed for decades. Now is not the time for realization but mobilization.
"I will miss Nugget, but I will live each day honoring her by remembering what joy an everyday interaction can bring into your life. She taught us how a positive presence can bring so much light into your day," Alex Leo-Guerra, a senior, writes.
I have muddied beliefs on an afterlife, but I know that somewhere out there Nugget is lying on a bench still getting pets from all kinds of people.
Nugget served as a constant reminder that amid all the work you were caught up in, that home, comfort, and community were never too far away.
I thought that someday this summer, I would learn to shake her hand. I thought she might be there to see me graduate next spring. I thought we would always have more time.
This statement was sent to The Chronicle on behalf of Parkash by Dave Quast, senior vice president of Red Banyan, a crisis public relations firm.
Although I recently resigned from my role as Senior Director of Arts Engagement and Partnerships, I will always be a champion of the arts, DEMAN, StudioDuke and your friend.
