"A blessing and a curse': Virtual learning brings challenges, flexibility for students
By Carsten Pran | 6 days agoMany Duke courses used hybrid or virtual learning models this fall in response to the need for distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Many Duke courses used hybrid or virtual learning models this fall in response to the need for distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duke and North Carolina Central University are collaborating on a project aimed at strengthening connections between institutions of higher education and public schools in Durham.
If finals week is already getting you down, a parking ticket on top of it can surely squash that holiday spirit. Before you curl up and become a scrooge, though, know that there is a way you can reduce your parking fines.
Another series of wildfires has gripped the state of California. The current inferno to make national news is the rapidly-spreading Camp Fire. With a current death toll of 56 people, it is the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Riazati won the prestigious Princess Grace Award: a scholarship which aims to "identify and assist emerging talent" in theater, dance and film.
Acknowledging our roots as an intrinsically collaborative species, I wonder if it is entirely unrealistic to imagine a society in which individuals give and receive assistance readily, regardless of personal identity. When I reflect on society’s current status though, I realize we are moving in quite the opposite direction. It appears that though our web of diverse, global communities becomes increasingly connected every year, our personal regard for others diminishes in tandem.