Join us in honoring our veterans today at 11 a.m. The virtual ceremony includes remarks from university leadership and staff and students from the military community as well participation from the Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital. Duke hosts a virtual #VeteransDay ceremony on November 11, 2020 to recognize and honor those who have served or are serving in the United States Armed Forces. read more about 2020 Veterans Day Ceremony »
In a frank discussion with students, two Trinity College deans urged undergraduates to find ways to step back and reflect on their lives' purpose. Martin Smith and John Blackshear listened to student stories as they shared their own concerns about campus life and systemic racism at Duke and beyond. read more about Deans Blackshear and Smith Talk Anti-racism, Finding Purpose and Life's Unexpected Paths »
DURHAM, N.C. — With the fall semester scheduled to end before Thanksgiving, students at Duke University and other colleges across the country face the prospect of an extended winter break. The schedule is designed to keep students off campus and facilities closed during the worst of the winter months, to keep them from traveling to and fro in an effort to limit contact and contain the coronavirus. read more about Duke Tells Students to Test, Report Plans Before Winter Break »
In Professor Mesha Maren’s introduction to creative writing course, we looked at various styles and forms — personal essays, profiles, fragmentary pieces, poetry, plays, and short stories, to name a few. Although this semester has been different from the norm, we were still able to have the unique opportunity of engaging and interacting with some very talented authors. It was invaluable for us as young writers to improve our skills and broaden our perspectives in this field. It’s one thing to read great literature, but it’s… read more about The David L. Paletz Creative Writing Guest Series Experience »
Duke administered 15,858 tests to students and faculty/staff during the week. Nine students and 13 faculty/staff tested positive, for a positivity rate of 0.139 percent. read more about Twenty-Two Test Positive for COVID, Oct. 31-Nov. 6 »
Students will experience new Zoom security measures in next semester’s online classes. Duke’s Office of Information Technology announced in September that following the end of fall semester, Zoom will require that all meetings have either a passcode or waiting room enabled. A waiting room will automatically be added if no password has been set. read more about Zoom to Implement New Security Measures After End of Fall Semester »
As part of this semester’s English Department Faculty Work Discussion Series, Professor Julianne Werlin will be presenting “Demographic Approaches to Early Modern Literature” this Friday, November 6th, at noon. To sign up for this discussion with Professor Werlin, please click here. Though COVID-19 makes it impossible to gather together in person this Fall, this series allows us to gather virtually to discuss recent faculty work on literature. This discussion series is for anyone interested in the work of the… read more about Third Installment of Faculty Work Discussion Series This Friday With Professor Julianne Werlin »
Professor David Aers’ Versions of Election from Langland and Aquinas to Calvin and Milton published by Notre Dame Press is now available. Professor Thomas Ferraro’s Transgression & Redemption in American Fiction published by Oxford University Press is now available for pre-order and will ship in early 2020. read more about Professors David Aers and Thomas Ferraro Both Have New Books Available »
Join the Duke community on November 11th to honor our veterans in a digital ceremony, which will premiere at 11 a.m. on Duke's youtube channel. read more about SAVE THE DATE - Duke Virtual Veterans Day »
The old ways of running administrative searches haven’t exactly produced the diverse pool of leaders that higher education claims to want. read more about How a Search Committee Can Be the Arbiter of Diversity »
Where is my polling place? How can I avoid the lines? What should I do with my mail-in ballot? We've compiled information from the N.C. Board of Elections to answer these and other questions. read more about Helpful Tips On Voting And Where To Vote On Election Day »
Duke administered 15,578 tests to students and faculty/staff during the week. Nine students and eight faculty/staff tested positive, for a positivity rate of 0.14 percent. read more about Seventeen Test Positive for COVID, OCT. 24-30 »
book by Claudia Rankine | directed by JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell November 5-7, 2020 | 7:30pm | Vimeo Reserve your virtual seat: tickets.duke.edu A stage adaptation of the internationally acclaimed and award-winning book of poetry/prose by Claudia Rankine about race in America. CITIZEN is a fast moving, emotionally charged, and thought-provoking piece of art that combines live theater, music, movement, and video imagery to track the progression of microaggressions to overt acts of… read more about Theater Studies Fall Mainstage Production "Citizen: An American Lyric" »
Two leading scholars discuss the virus, the future of knowledge, and the state of humanistic inquiry. read more about The Coronavirus Humanities »
Early voting in North Carolina ends on Saturday, October 31, at 3 p.m. You can register and vote in a simple one-stop process at any early voting location in your county. The Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center at Duke is a one-stop early voting site. You can find more information and a full list of sites in Durham County HERE. For other counties in NC, click HERE. read more about Saturday Is the Last Day of Early Voting »
Marketplace’s tables have gained a memorable new addition designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but not all students are on board. In order to make indoor dining safer, Duke Dining has installed plexiglass dividers between seating places. Students are divided on subject of the barriers, with some questioning their presence and whether they stop all the ways the coronavirus can spread. read more about 'Sort of Bizarre': First-Years Discuss Merits of New Plexiglass Dividers In Marketplace »
With key swing states, including North Carolina, still very competitive, three Duke faculty members and a student discuss the drivers of voter turnout—and how turnout might be affected by the pandemic and voter suppression efforts. read more about Pandemic, Voter Suppression, Record Early Voting - Experts Discuss 2020 Election »
The spring and summer were full of predictions, many of which didn’t come to pass. read more about What Higher Ed Has Learned From Covid-19 So Far »
Why near-universal remote work is translating into an unsustainable proliferation of virtual meetings. read more about The Metastasizing Zoom Meeting »
It's affecting them unequally, and here's what colleges can do, write Parissa J. Ballard, Mariah Kornbluh, Alison K. Cohen, Lindsay Till Hoyt, Melissa J. Hagan and Amanda L. Davis. read more about Helping Students Cope With Sociopolitical Stress »
Your students are Zoomed out. Here’s a way to help them connect to you and to one another. read more about How to Build Community in a Zoom Class With Personal Essays »
This lecture will consider a striking parallel in the genesis of early modernism. Between 1902 and 1907, Husserl moves beyond his early, robust critique of “psychologism” in Logische Untersuchungen to outline his project of a transcendental phenomenology (in Die Idee der Phänomenologie and Ding und Raum). Pre-registration is required. Register here. read more about Professor Thomas Pfau Will Be the Guest Lecture Thursday for German Studies Seminar at Harvard University »
Theater Studies' Neal Bell examines the quality writing that goes into the films that scare us read more about Here, There Be Monsters »
Voter intimidation can come in different forms, but there are laws and people to protect you. Duke historian Gunther Peck offers advice on how to respond if your right to vote is challenged. read more about Voter Intimidation Is Real. Here's What You Can Do About It »
Armed with a can-do spirit, faculty members leaped into hybrid teaching this fall. The results have been decidedly mixed. read more about Our HyFlex Experiment: What's Worked and What Hasn't »
With some colleges and universities planning to continue online learning into the spring, students are now looking at over a year of learning from home. How will their well-being and academics be affected? read more about Moving Into the Long Term »
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. The Arts and Sciences Council, Trinity's faculty governance body, reviewed on Thursday a proposal to expand voluntary S/U grading for the spring 2021 semester. If approved, the proposal would allow students to request multiple courses to be S/U without having them count toward the… read more about Faculty Consider Proposal to Expand S/U Grading in Trinity College for Spring Semester »
What happens if there's no official concession call? How do state election disputes get resolved? Can the election really be thrown to Congress? Duke Votes has resources to answer questions related to what might be a most unusual Election Day. read more about If Election Day Gets Strange, Here's How to Understand Why »
Duke administered 15,378 tests to students and faculty/staff during the week. Seventeen students and four faculty/staff tested positive, for a positivity rate of 0.14 percent. read more about Twenty-One Test Positive for COVID-19, Oct. 17-23 »
Some University of Wisconsin system campuses are expanding their coronavirus surveillance-testing programs to include students living off campus. The goal is to identify and stop the spread of Covid-19 between campuses and surrounding communities. read more about Why More Colleges Are Testing Off-Campus Students for COVID-19 »