Working with MacArthur-winning artist Carrie Mae Weems, the Nasher Museum, Duke Arts and Duke Health have launched an outdoor exhibition and public awareness campaign on COVID-19. Works from Weems will be showcased across campus, emphasizing the disproportionate impact of the deadly virus on the lives of communities of color. read more about Art Is Alive on Campus, and It Has a Message About COVID-19 »
Taking vacation, even to stay at home, is rejuvenating - and there's a maximum amount of accured time permitted, so use it read more about The Benefits of Taking Time Off - Even In a Pandemic »
A Discussion of Melissa Kean’s Book on Desegregation at Duke, Emory, Rice, Tulane and Vanderbilt read more about Race and Bias Conversations: Desegregating Private Higher Education in the American South »
Guided by advice from students and campus leaders, the university is implementing steps that will bring greater transparency, accountability and coordination around hate and bias issues in the student community. read more about Bring Transparency and Coordination to Addressing Hate and Bias Issues »
COVID-19 has posed a unique set of challenges for the Class of 2024. First-years have had to grow accustomed to online classes and the new socially distanced rhythms of college life. Extracurricular activities play a critical role in building community, and first-years have had to navigate student groups in an unprecedented format. read more about Clubs and COVID-19: How First Years Are Navigating Extracurriculars During the Pandemic »
With the planned hiring of two new tenure-track professors in Asian American and diaspora studies, what’s next for the program? The AADS program, which was founded in spring 2018, still does not offer a major, minor or certificate—but that may be changing. read more about Asian American and Diaspora Studies Program to Hire New Professors »
Survey finds significant increases in professors' confidence in virtual learning and their sense of support from their colleges -- but continuing concerns about equity for underrepresented students. read more about Faculty Confidence in Online Learning Grows »
Meet the Duke alumni that work on these award-winning shows as they take us behind the scenes of the creative process, explore cultural themes, and share their career paths via a live Zoom panel. read more about DEMAN Weekend-ish Featuring “black-ish” and “grown-ish” »
Whether in-person or online, students adapt to a changed classroom read more about In Photos: Fall Classes »
Duke's comprehensive testing program received results from 14,554 tests administered to students, faculty and staff between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2. There were 20 positive results—10 undergraduates, five graduate and professional students and five faculty/staff. The positivity rate for this period was 0.137 percent. read more about COVID-19 Testing Results, Sept. 26-Oct. 1 »
Minimize distractions, set up study groups, and speak up: That's some of the advice from Duke Law students and faculty about how to make the most of online learning. read more about Students, faculty Offer Strategies for Succeeding in the Virtual Classroom »
On some campuses, students are unlikely to be notified through contact tracing if an in-person classmate tests positive for COVID-19. Is that right? read more about What Does ‘Close Contact’ Really Mean? »
Covid-19 means this fall is unlike any other in academe, and so is the experience of settling into a new leadership position. read more about What It’s Like to Start a Leadership Role in a Virtual World »
We present highlights from a Sept. 9 workshop with Provost Sally Kornbluth and four faculty members, with advice on not stressing the tenure clock, balancing child care with teaching via Zoom, and other issues raised during the pandemic. read more about Faculty Tips on Juggling Professional and Personal Priorities »
Don’t write for the general public to “be productive.” Do it because, in this anxiety-producing year, it will help you or someone else to make sense of our senseless times. read more about Public Writing in Uncertain Times »
Worldwide, lives are stressed and strained by COVID-19. Nowhere is that more evident than in the lives of students, staff and faculty members engaged in the transformed role of online learning. read more about Wellness and Mental Health in 2020 Online Learning »
Duke staff and faculty are invited to create an art graphic for a new racial justice series of stories. read more about Calling Staff and Faculty Artists: Create Art for Racial Justice Series »
When considering choices, these three steps can help you make the right call. read more about How to Make Smarter Decisions »
A mobile testing van takes the search for coronavirus into the community. read more about COVID-19 Test Site Hits the Road »
In 2017 I flew to Seattle for an Association of Writers & Writing Programs panel on “Postcolonial Perspectives on Workshops of Empire.” As the author of Workshops of Empire, I gave concluding remarks, rehearsing its thesis for what I expected to be the last time. read more about America Taught the World to Write Small »
After three decades as a valued member of the Duke English Department, Professor Melissa Malouf retired at the end of the summer of 2020. Professor Malouf joined the department in 1986. During her 34 years with the department, she served on creative writing committees and undergraduate studies committees, and supervised dozens of senior distinction projects (in both creative writing and literary research). Group of Prof. Malouf students outside of cupcake shop in downtown Durham after a… read more about After More Than 30 Years with Duke English, Professor Melissa Malouf Retires »
The Board of Trustees session, held entirely online, also included the first meetings of this year's three strategic task forces that will make recommendations on university initiatives on climate change, Duke's Centennial in 2024, and Duke's relationship with Durham. read more about Trustees Address University Efforts on Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism »
The Sociology-Psychology Building on West Campus will be renamed for Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, one of the first five Black undergraduates at Duke. The renaming is part of the initiative launched by President Vincent Price to engage with Duke's history and honor extraordinary individuals who have not been recognized. read more about Iconic West Campus Building Named After a Duke Pioneer »
Out of 14,141 tests administered, six students and two faculty/staff tested positive for COVID-19 and are now in isolation. Since Aug. 2, the university has conducted 57,916 tests with 75 positive results. read more about COVID-19 Testing Results, Sept. 19-25 »
Hundreds of thousands of students who registered to take the exam in September or October will be unable to take it. Of the 334,000 students registered to take the SAT on Sept. 26, 183,000 will not be able to take the test. And of the 363,000 registered to take the SAT or the SAT Subject Tests on Oct. 3, 154,000 will be unable to do so. read more about More Bad News for the SAT »
Liaison’s CEO, staff and partners illuminate how to grow applicant pools and boost enrollment—even during a pandemic. read more about Four Bright Spots in a Year That's Irreversibly Changed Higher Ed Admissions »
Duke University professor Priscilla Wald used to have a recurring dream about learning how to fly. The R. Florence Brinkley Distinguished Professor of English said that in her dream, people all around her realized they could tap into this new ability, buried deep in their brains. One by one, they took off. Wald learned how to fly too, and she woke up with a realization. “This dream, in a small way, is what teaching is,” she said, “Teaching and learning are about realizing something new about the world, about… read more about Priscilla Wald uses Literature to Track the Outbreak Narrative »
Duke Reader Project is looking for Duke employees and alumni to help students with writing projects. read more about Help Students One Word At A Time »
When Stephanie Robertson arrived at Fuqua to become its director of community engagement and inclusion, one of her first challenges was whether to be public about her bipolar II disorder. She received support from colleagues and students, but for others in higher education, the decision is less easy. read more about Mental Health Inclusion Must Start in Higher Ed »
The Georgian-style auditorium on East Campus is named for Alice Mary Baldwin, who came to Trinity College in 1923 to serve as its first dean of women. Baldwin promoted equal educational opportunities for women throughout her long career at Duke. The university is honoring her during a week of celebrating its many founders. read more about Alice Mary Baldwin: A Pioneer In Women's Education »