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The undergraduate Young Trustee election process used to resemble a full-blown political campaign. This year, the process will look radically different.
Tired of scrambling to find a Zoom link for your fourth class of the day? Many professors are, too. Professors have experienced the highs and lows of Zoom but many share one thing in common: they miss in-person teaching.
While many students are experiencing on-campus living for the first time this semester, others decided to take leaves of absence after being at Duke in the fall.
Duke’s COVID-19 response, which included reducing density in residential buildings, has left the Class of 2024 split between campuses.
Numerous Duke professors have publicly shared their thoughts on the election, both before and after Election Day.
Duke’s social media team hopped on the “how it started/how it’s going” Twitter meme trend the morning of Oct. 16, intending to make a joke about the University's growth. But the @DukeU tweet was criticized for its racially insensitive content and sparked heated dialogue regarding the University’s history.
Duke’s endowment took a hit this year even as other top universities saw gains. Unlike its similarly ranked private school counterparts, Duke’s endowment fell by nearly 1.2%—from $8.6 billion to $8.5 billion—despite a 0.7% investment return. Rachel Satterfield, Duke’s interim vice president for finance, explained that Duke’s endowment is calculated based on a number of factors.
There is a new computer science class offered this fall, and it’s not like any other course in its department.
Many students make this switch from Trinity to Pratt once—and a few have done it twice.
When morning dawned Sept. 9 in Chico, Calif., the sky was dark and orange, and the street lights stayed on. Junior Justin Dodds, who lives in Chico, remembers being able to stare directly at the sun—a small red sphere, smothered by smoke. Ash was everywhere, coating car hoods and camp chairs.
