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Adway S. Wadekar is a Trinity sophomore and a university news editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume. He has also contributed to the sports section.
A panel of three judges from the N.C. Court of Appeals agreed with the plaintiff’s appeal, writing that Evans did not “make written findings of fact supported by competent evidence supporting its conclusions of law,” according to the decision filed on Nov. 15.
Duke joins several other top-14 law schools in withdrawing from the U.S. News’ rankings within the last week. Yale Law School was first to announce its decision to withdraw on Wednesday.
Budd currently leads Beasley 50.7% to 47.1% as of Wednesday morning and by over 130,000 votes.
Price said that the University is going through transition in three key ways: out of the COVID-19 pandemic, through changes in the University’s leadership structure and towards the end of Duke’s first century and into its second.
Students for Fair Admissions has retained Duke Professor of Economics Peter Arcidiacono as an expert and uses his research as a basis for its case.
Kornbluth and President Vincent Price will speak at next month’s Academic Council meeting about the search and transition to a new provost.
Duke still gave professors the option to request that students continue to wear masks in their individual classrooms and “should clearly communicate those expectations to the class” if they wish to do so.
Even after the university's classroom mask mandate is lifted, faculty can establish mask requirements in their individual classes, according to Paul Grantham, assistant vice president for communication services.
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.