Breakout rooms: love them or hate them? Many professors use them to spark conversation and group work in online classes. But students often find them painfully awkward. read more about Teaching: How to Make Breakout Rooms Work Better »
Strengthening your ability to weather adversity often involves others read more about Build Your Resilience by Helping Others »
Recovery from the recession depends on education and training programs. These proposals would expand their impact. read more about 7 Ways the Biden-Harris Administration Could Help Colleges Lift People's Economic Prospects »
Amy Gleason, assistant university registrar for compliance and reporting, likely uses DukeHub as much as anyone on campus. Nearly every day, she’ll dive into the university’s online resource for managing student data, to verify academic progress of student athletes, report academic and tuition information to agencies providing students with military benefits, and help the handful of students she advises chart their course through Duke. read more about DukeHub 2.0 Makes Managing Student Information Easier »
Mark Anthony Neal was waiting for his order at a restaurant one afternoon in 2011 when a man he didn’t know approached him. “He said, ‘I just saw you on TV talking to Cornel West. That was so cool,’” recalled Neal, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies. read more about 300 Episodes Later, ‘Left of Back’ Celebrates 10 Years »
Goals can differ in some fundamental ways, as can our reactions when we achieve them or fail to achieve them. In this video Duke Psychology Professor Angie Vieth dives into the effects our #goals can have on our #emotions. This video is a part of Duke's series Extra Credit: Life's Curiosities Explained Playlist ► http://duke.is/HDM1C3 read more about How Goals Affect Our Emotions »
Students, professors and administrators need a deeper understanding of how human disparities have developed, why they persist and how they evolve over time, write William A. Darity Jr., Malachi Hacohen and Adam Hollowell. read more about The Importance of Inequality Studies »
Of all the things that make college students anxious, now you can add ghost cars to the list. Not haunted, unoccupied moving vehicles, Flying Dutchman style. “Ghost cars” is a term Duke Parking & Transportation (DPT) uses to define cars that enter or leave parking lots when the gates are up, like during a football game or evening event. The gate sensors don’t record them both entering and exiting, which causes problems in keeping an accurate count of the cars using a lot. A few summers ago, DPT asked a group of… read more about Quantitatively and Qualitatively, Data+ and Its Affiliated Programs Are Big Hits »
Join the Visualizing Cities Lab as a Fellow for Spring 2021! DEADLINE DECEMBER 28th – NOTIFICATION JANUARY 11th VCL is a newly formed group of faculty, students, and staff—art historians, visual artists, and digital humanists—working to develop a common and dynamic approach to studying world cities. VCL is a new initiative in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies funded by the Mellon Humanities Unbounded Grant that offers the opportunity to transform our curriculum and address equality and social justice… read more about Visualizing Cities Lab Fellowships Opportunities for Undergraduates Spring 2021! »
Join the Visualizing Cities Lab as a Fellow for Spring 2021! DEADLINE DECEMBER 28th – NOTIFICATION JANUARY 11th VCL is a newly formed group of faculty, students, and staff—art historians, visual artists, and digital humanists—working to develop a common and dynamic approach to studying world cities. VCL is a new initiative in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual studies funded by the Mellon Humanities Unbounded Grant that offers the opportunity to transform our… read more about Visualizing Cities Lab Fellowships Opportunities for Graduates Spring 2021! »
On Friday, Duke presented initial plans for vaccine distribution in expectation of FDA approval later in December. The limited initial dosages will be reserved for employees in clinical and research areas where exposure to COVID is most likely. It's expected that most employees won't be vaccinated until later in 2021, and standard safety measures, such as mask-wearing and physical distancing, will still be necessary on campus. read more about COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Information for the Duke Community »
When colleges shifted operations online in the spring because of Covid-19, so much remained in question. How did the new coronavirus spread? What were its ill effects? Could colleges open for in-person instruction in the 2020-21 academic year, and what would happen if they did? As the fall term comes to a close, we now have some hard-earned answers. These five lessons may shape institutions’ responses both to the coming spring semester and to pandemics and other public-health threats in the future. read more about The 5 Biggest Lessons We’ve Learned About How Coronavirus Spreads on Campus »
Video of Karen Little, PhD, candidate describing her Spring 2021 course Eng. 269.01: Classics of American Literature, 1820-1860: African American Literature In this course, we will take a long historical approach to literature, looking to Black American texts of the colonial through antebellum periods to understand the deep roots of social protest in the Black American cultural tradition. Despite barriers to free movement, to property-ownership, to education, and… read more about Are you looking for a Spring 2021 Course? »
Testing strategies against Covid-19 aren’t the only measure, but they’re most important read more about Vaccine Institute’s Denny Co-Authors ‘How to’ Manual for College Campues »
Desperate times call for big changes. Here’s what professors and administrators should do to fix a broken graduate system. read more about 10 Steps to Reform Graduate Education in the Humanities »
A large survey of students who lived on or near campus among peers during the fall semester showed that they had positive learning and social experiences, even if all of their classes were online. read more about Did Students in College Housing Learn Better? »
Working remotely carries a big change to how certain jobs get done read more about A Personal Touch from a Distance »
Professor Nancy Armstrong served as one of the panelists for a November Faculty Advancement and Success series workshop. During this workshop, Provost Sally Kornbluth and committee members shared insight on preparing for a promotion or tenure review. read more about Duke Faculty Get Insider Perspectives on Promotion and Tenure Review »
Professor Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies and English was the recent author of a feature in the New York Times Style Magazine on the legendary singer Patti LaBelle. read more about Patti LaBelle, the Doyenne of Philadelphia Soul »
In the midst of a global pandemic and daily protests over the death of George Floyd, Professor Tsitsi Jaji had a realization. She was slated to teach African Diaspora Literature in the fall, a cross-listed course in the English and African & African American Studies departments. An associate professor of English with expertise in African and African American literature and cultural studies, Jaji had taught this course, or similar variants, numerous times before. But… read more about Black Lives Matter: How an English Class Became a Hub for Conversations on Race and Progress »
We couldn’t be more excited to show you the lives of Duke students as they navigate their Duke experience in 2020, with all its ups and downs, and triumphs and challenges. As you follow every exceptional student on their journey here at Duke, you’ll see they’ve encountered a year like none other. A year where they’ve learned new things about themselves, each other and our world. We need your support to propel Duke into next year. In celebration of #GivingTuesday on 12/1, help… read more about One Day in the Life of Duke Students »
Over winter break, a handful of construction and utility projects will hit high gear, affecting the flow of traffic on parts of West Campus. If you’re headed to campus, here’s what you need to know. read more about Campus Road and Utility Projects Slated for Winter Break »
In the midst of many lost opportunities due to the pandemic, Duke’s work-study program has persisted by making adjustments to align with new safety regulations. read more about From the Gardens to the Basketball Court, Students Adjust to Changed Work-Study Programs »
Some were redeployed employees, many were retirees: The volunteers in the contact tracing team were a crucial element of Duke's effort to maintain community health this past semester. The reward came in their many successes. “It's an inspiration I will carry with me for a long time to come,” one volunteer said. read more about Contact Tracing: When Duty Calls »
Junior Brandon Xie combined his major study in computer science with his interest in films to develop an algorithm that pulled statistics from 23 different movie websites. The result is a long list of excellent choices for movie-watching during the winter break. read more about Brandon Xie’s “500 Greatest Movies of All Time” »
Duke administrators worked with students to develop a website to help Duke community members understand their rights in sexual harassment and discrimination cases and the university's processes for handling these cases. read more about New FAQ Provides Quick Answers for Duke Community on Revised Title IX Policy Changes »
The following message was sent to all university students, faculty and staff on Nov. 24, 2020. Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Duke has for many months required a mask or face covering in all outdoor settings where social distancing measures cannot be maintained and at all times in shared spaces indoors. read more about Mask Up: It’s the Law »
During a most unusual semester, our entire Duke University community made contributions: Some have contributed on campus, teaching, researching, supporting our students and faculty, and keeping our transportation options running, our buildings and grounds safe, and our classrooms and labs open. Some have contributed remotely, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities of working from home, becoming well-acquainted with Zoom and Teams. Some have taken on new responsibilities in the face of the pandemic, shifting from… read more about With Gratitude »
Duke undergraduates Margaret Gaw, Cliff Haley, and Eliza Farley each have distinct plans for the future. Gaw, a junior on the pre-med track, is passionate about women’s health and health policy, and has plans to become a healthcare practitioner. Farley is headed straight to law school after graduation, she said, with the ultimate goal of becoming a lawyer. And Haley, a current senior on the cusp of the real word, hopes to go into the publishing field as an editor or marketing specialist. An aspiring doctor,… read more about English Majors at Duke Pursue a Range of Career Paths »
Two Duke seniors are winners of prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University. Jamal Burns and and Kendall Jefferys are two of the 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from colleges and universities across the nation. read more about Congratulations to Kendall Jefferys, Who Was Named a 2021 Rhodes Scholar »