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The Arts and Sciences Council, Trinity’s faculty governance body, approved on Thursday a proposal to expand voluntary S/U grading for the spring 2021 semester.
To be in the first class of Rubenstein scholars was to embrace contradiction.
Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham has conceded to Republican incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis in the U.S. Senate race for North Carolina.
For many Duke students, the news of Biden's victory brought relief and joy. Supporters of the president, meanwhile, came to terms on Saturday with their candidate’s defeat.
Gathered at the intersection of West Main Street and Corcoran Street, waving American flags and Biden-Harris signs, Durham residents did what people do after the conclusion of a harrowing election whose result meant the end of a divisive presidency: They celebrated.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the next president of the United States on Saturday.
Durham voters headed to polling places to cast their ballots Nov. 3, marking the end of a long election cycle.
In July, B.J. Rudell quit his job as associate director of Duke’s Polis: Center for Politics and became a field organizer for North Carolina Democrats.
For those pining for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading, keep your fingers crossed: It may be easier to get one of those stress-relieving S’s in the spring in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, with details depending on the department.
On Sunday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden encouraged Durhamites to vote in what he called the “most important election in our lifetimes.”
The Arts and Sciences Council discussed a proposal to expand S/U grading in the spring semester at their Oct. 22 meeting.
