Program follows Living While Black pledge to incorporate racial justice discussions into orientation, campus life read more about Orientation Program Highlights a Moment for Racial Justice »
A strong majority of students, faculty and staff have made a commitment to protecting community health by signing the Duke Compact. But some have asked how signing an agreement changes behavior. We answer that as well as other common questions about the Compact. read more about Why Sign the Duke Compact? »
Daniel Ennis, the chief financial and operating officer at The Johns Hopkins University, will be the next executive vice president at Duke University, President Vincent E. Price announced on Friday. Ennis will begin at Duke on December 1. He follows Tallman Trask III, who is stepping down on November 30 after 25 years in the role and will continue to serve in an advisory capacity to the university. read more about Daniel Ennis Named New Duke Executive Vice President »
Priscilla Wald, R. Florence Brinkley Distinguished Professor of English, was interviewed for a WalletHub article about how to close the gender pay gap, what policies will have the most impact and how to increase female representation in leadership at large companies. read more about 2020’s Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality »
Please join us for this critical one-hour discussion of why voting matters so much, how to register in North Carolina, and how to volunteer to help in other ways with the coming election. Voting Rights are Human Rights A Faculty-Student Zoom Teach-In Wednesday, August 26 5:30-6:30pm Registration required: https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOmrrj4vEtYl15i1buW2uQEyIGxCvO-E The Faculty Advisory Board of Duke Human Rights Center@FHI ask the Duke administration to take additional… read more about Voting Rights are Human Rights: A Faculty-Student Zoom Teach-In »
StudioDuke is now accepting applications for StudioDuke (virtual creative lab) 2020-2021. StudioDuke is a 2-semester creative lab where students take their ongoing creative projects-screenplays, films, stage plays, choreography, poetry, manuscripts, digital media and more to the next level with support for creative industry professionals. Last year's cohort included English majors You can learn more about StudioDuke by visiting: https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/arts-mentorship-program-studioduke/ The… read more about Application Deadline for StudioDuke is September 9 »
Men often email Chanel Miller asking her to send a note to their girlfriend who enjoyed her 2019 memoir, “Know My Name,” but the author said that she has a better gift in mind. “Sure, [your girlfriend] would love a note,” Miller said at a Thursday talk. “But what they would love even more is to come home and see you with the book, marked up and noting a line that you really liked.” read more about 'Know My Name' Author Chanel Miller Addresses Class of 2024 »
As the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University transition online after COVID-19 clusters and rising cases, Duke is using both employees and students to encourage safe behavior on and off campus. UNC announced Monday that undergraduate classes would go online starting Wednesday. The decision came after 130 students tested positive for COVID-19 between Aug. 10 and 16 and the school identified four coronavirus clusters among students. The school had previously kicked… read more about Enforcement and Education: How Duke Is Implementing Safety Regulations During A Pandemic »
When Clarence Hammond enrolled at Duke in the fall of 2005, he thought he wanted to be a lawyer. He was an overachiever, too, so in his first semester he took six classes, almost all of which were in political science. By winter break, he knew something wasn’t right. “I felt like the deeper I got down this pre-law/political science path, I wasn’t quite in love with it the way I hoped,” he said. “The courses were great, but it wasn’t really sparking that passion that I had as a kid.” read more about Cinematic Arts: A New Concentration and Minor Bring Film at Duke into Focus »
Eleven students and four faculty and staff have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an online tracker released by Duke. The testing tracker, which will be updated every Monday, lists 11 positive coronavirus tests out of 5,854 for students and four out of 516 for faculty and staff, between Aug. 2 and 15. The student cases were previously reported by Duke. read more about Duke to Release Weekly COVID-19 Test Data, Tracker Shows 4 Positive Faculty and Staff Test Out of 516 »
*The physical exhibit has been postponed due to COVID-19. Information about the exhibit's opening day and location will be updated as it becomes available A new online exhibit highlights an economics class project using materials from letters, maps and even a cookbook to show how economics shaped the debate over voting rights for women. read more about Beyond Supply & Demand: Duke Economics Students Present 100 Years of American Women's Suffrage »
Share your stories, photos and artifacts with the Archives to preserve Duke's pandemic story. Duke community members are invited to share their pandemic stories for future researchers. read more about Help Chronicle COVID-19 As It Happens »
The “Pomodoro Technique” focuses on productivity in 25-minute blocks. The Pomodoro Technique can help you stay energized and focused while completing a task or project. read more about A Formula to Better Manage Your Time »
With 10,000 tests weekly, surveillance testing helps Duke stay on top of coronavirus. Testing to expand from on-campus students to include off-campus students, staff and faculty read more about Keeping a Close Watch on COVID-19 with Surveillance Tests »
South Korea, Japan, Singapore and other Asian countries have "flattened the curve" and seen a fraction of the per-capita fatality rate in the United States. One factor in their success may be their recent experience with other pandemics including SARS, MERS and H1N1 influenza, says Shenglan Tang, a policy expert with the Duke Global Health Institute. read more about How Some Asian Countries Beat Back COVID-19 »
Online learning can become extremely frustrating if you're fighting with digital gremlins. Here are some top tips to make the experience less problematic. read more about 4 Tech Tips for Online Learning Success »
Online whiteboards enable you to annotate as a group, handwrite solutions to problems as you explain them, and diagram relationships between concepts. There are dozens of online whiteboards available, but we have outlined those we think work best for the most common teaching practices here: How can I use whiteboards online? read more about Online Whiteboards to Share and Engage »
Could the SAT become a thing of the past? In June, Duke announced it will be test-optional for undergraduate applicants in the 2020-21 admissions cycle, meaning students who cannot or choose not to submit SAT or ACT scores will not have a disadvantage in admissions. In a statement announcing the change, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag cited concerns about students having trouble registering for and taking tests during the pandemic. read more about As Duke Becomes Test-Optional for 2020-21, Experts See Problems With College Admissions Tests »
Monday morning dawned bright and clear, the blue sky reflected in pools of water from the previous night’s rain. The Bryan Center plaza was quiet, not unlike Duke mornings during more predictable times. Other than the occasional masked passerby, little indicated that this was the first morning of a fall semester unlike any other. Inside the Brodhead Center, Franco Tompeterini prepared the Sprout eatery for breakfast. Wearing a blue checkered shirt and white gloves, he stood behind a bright assortment of nuts and… read more about The First Day: Worry and Hope at the Beginning of a Semester Like No Other »
A panel of Duke leaders discussed COVID-19 and campus life Friday morning in one of the first live discussions regarding the pandemic since the University shifted online in March. The panel discussion, livestreamed on YouTube, was one of two discussions about COVID-19 that administrators held Friday aimed at faculty and staff. It included President Vincent Price, Provost Sally Kornbluth and Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and was hosted by Valerie Ashby, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. The… read more about Five Takeaways From Friday Morning's Talk With Administrators About COVID-19 »
The first day of the new semester brought reminders of the challenges of staying safe and of remote learning. But students came to class, both in-person and remotely, with interest and enthusiasm. read more about The First Day of Classes Start With Masks, Distancing and Vigorous Classrooms »
Below is a sampling of many of the innovative and interesting courses taught by the English Department in the upcoming Fall semester. To see all courses we offer visit Courses. Here is a list of courses being offered Fall 2020. ENGLISH 247.01 - VICTORIAN LIT Kathy Psomiades Victorian literature is both formally experimental and profoundly engaged with the political, social and intellectual changes that made the world in 1901 (the end of… read more about UPDATED: Fall 2020 Spotlight Courses »
Former UN Ambassador Susan Rice To Speak to Duke Community Aug. 27 Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. national security advisor and U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, will speak to the Duke community on Thursday, Aug. 27. read more about Former UN Ambassador Susan Rice to Speak to Duke Community Aug. 27 »
A grading change is coming to Trinity three days before the start of fall classes. Under a new policy, departments in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences can choose a mandatory satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading scale for any course below the 200 level. Students in those courses will not be able to choose to receive letter grades but will be able to count the classes toward graduation requirements. read more about Trinity Allows Department to Choose S/U Grading for Courses Below 200 Level »
From creating alumni mentoring teams for their students to connecting students with the authors of their readings, faculty members spent the summer innovating to reinvent their classes for the semester. read more about How Duke Faculty Are Back to School »
To help with early detection and response for potential COVID-19 cases on campus, Duke will begin to conduct regular testing of students and other members of the campus community who do not have any symptoms. Testing will begin next week for students living on campus. read more about Duke to Begin Community Testing »
Questions are coming in about when mask wearing is required on campus. This flow chart can help guide you. In all cases: Always have a mask with you. read more about When to Wear a Mask on Campus: A Flow Chart »
Duke President Vincent Price and other university leaders welcome new Duke students to the university as part of a virtual 2020 convocation read more about Watch the 2020 New Student Convocation »
Treat yourself with kindness, like you would a best friend read more about How to Practice Self-Compassion During the Pandemic »
Tents go up across campus, giving the Duke community safe outdoor spaces read more about A New Style of Campus Tenting During COVID-19 »