Safely enjoy the outdoors with these health practice read more about Ways to Move More Outdoors While Keeping Your Distance »
Price, university leadership to hold virtual discussion about Duke's response to pandemic read more about Leadership Conversations for Faculty & Staff on Friday »
Pleiades Arts presents its 8th annual Truth to Power visual arts exhibition at Duke’s Power Plant Gallery (Aug 6–30, 2020). The juried exhibit includes thirty North Carolina artists from eight countries who speak to pressing issues of social justice. “In this year of 2020, as we face viruses of many kinds, Truth to Power is a timely expression of frustration, anger, anxiety, and even hope.” The Power Plant Gallery is open by appointment to Duke class and curricular visits this fall,… read more about New Exhibition: Truth to Power 8 »
In-person gatherings may be limited, but Duke officials and students are determined to create campus connections read more about Building Student Community on a Mostly Virtual Campus »
From combating “Zoom burnout” to avoiding time zone conflicts, student leaders have been working tirelessly this summer to brainstorm ways to conduct engaging virtual events. read more about From Virtual Social Events to Contactless Service, Duke's Student Groups Plan Their Move Online »
A Duke physician and a Duke physicist worked together to MacGyver a low-cost apparatus made out of standard lab materials that provides visual evidence of masks blocking COVID-19 droplets. The technique offers a simple way to test whether masks being distributed to community and low-income groups are effective. read more about Here's Visible Proof That Masks Work »
Tracking COVID-19 symptoms is one of the central elements of the Duke Compact agreement to keep the community safe during the fall semester. Here's a quick tutorial on what you can do that will go a long way to protect others on campus. read more about A Simple Step to Start the Day »
The inside story of how Duke students conceived of and created the “How college journalism covered COVID-19” project read more about Schools shut down campuses, but that didn’t stop student media in 50 states from covering COVID-19 »
The Duke community welcomes the Class of 2024 and incoming students. Our university is looking forward to your arrival and making preparations to keep you safe during this unprecedented time. read more about Welcome to Duke Class of 2024 & Incoming Students »
Friendly people, a nasal swab and a parting gift. Welcome to Duke! read more about Students: What to Expect During Your Arrival COVID-19 Test »
The restrictions needed to protect community health during the pandemic aren’t stopping the university from rolling out the welcome mat to students living both on- and off-campus. First-year students began arriving today (Friday). The Class of 2024 will arrive in a staggered schedule across three days. Sophomore and other students given permission for on-campus living will move in over three days beginning Monday. read more about Masks, Duke Cards & Welcome Bags: How Schools Are Welcoming Back Students »
DURHAM, N.C. — On Friday, students can start moving back to Duke University -- but the experience looks very different. The usually happy occasion won’t be marked by groups of friends reuniting or entire families unpacking together. Instead, students will arrive during a certain time slot, and only a limited number of family members are able to help unpack. read more about Students Move Back to Duke University With Major COVID-19 Changes »
Move-in this fall will not be marked by friend groups reuniting in crowded hallways or whole families unpacking together. Due to social distancing guidelines, students will be scheduled to move in on particular days and are not guaranteed a particular move-in day or time. Students cannot be accompanied by more than two individuals when moving in, according to an FAQ about move-in on Duke’s Keep Learning website. read more about From Timing to Testing, Here's How Move-in Will Work Amid a Pandemic »
Faculty experts discuss research, causes and solutions during media briefing read more about Navigating Fake News: How Americans Should Deal With Misinformation Online »
Duke students and staff encourage the Duke community to wear masks or cloth face coverings in classroom and public settings, as part of Duke University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more about Duke United: Wear Your Mask »
Duke students and staff encourage the Duke community to practice physical distancing, as part of Duke University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more about Duke United: Keep Your Distance »
Buses promotes Duke Health’s “You’re Why” campaign to wear a mask read more about Duke Buses Spread the Message: Wear a Mask »
Pledge articulates behavioral expectations for all students, faculty and staff read more about The Duke Compact: A Pledge to Keep Each Other Safe »
he changes to tuition will cover all undergraduate students who are enrolled for the fall 2020 semester, regardless of their location. Student fees will be adjusted depending on whether students will be living in Duke-provided housing or in the Durham area, or studying remotely. read more about Duke to Rescind Planned Undergraduate Tuition Increase, Reduce Fees for 2020-21 Academic Year »
As Duke prepares to reopen for the fall semester, Provost Sally Kornbluth interviews faculty experts from across the university about testing, prevention, health and safety and other issues that Duke faculty, staff and students will encounter in returning to campus. read more about In-Depth on COVID-19 with Provost Kornbluth »
A faculty member in the Program in Education has been named the new Dean of Academic Affairs for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Martin Smith will join Dean Valerie Ashby’s leadership team and fill the vacancy created by John Blackshear, who is leaving Trinity on Aug. 1 for his new role as Dean of Students for Duke. read more about Smith Named Dean of Academic Affairs for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences »
4/5 Blue Devils There are some books that beg to be finished in one day: they pull you in with heroic characters and moving stories and transport you to a world that is foreign but familiar. Elliot Ackerman’s “Waiting for Eden,” published in 2018, is exactly one of these novels. The quasi-pocket-sized book presents a cover that speaks volumes: two faces are pressed against each other, with a man’s eye staring intently ahead and a woman’s lips pressed against his left temple. The faces create… read more about 'Waiting for Eden' Is a Devastating Story About Loving and Letting Go »
Two years ago, Hurricane Florence produced record-breaking floods in North Carolina. There were 42 fatalities, and 140,000 people registered for disaster assistance according to the National Weather Service. In response, Bass Connections launched its first “pop-up theme” for research on hurricane recovery and resilience. read more about Understanding Land Cover and Storm Impacts in the Coastal Southeast »
In celebration of last year’s Duke Service-Learning annual theme, #MakingPlaceMatter, Duke service-learning students and faculty reflected over the past several months on what they’ve learned in the places and spaces of Durham through community-engaged experiences. See their words in motion in this artfully animated crowdsourced poem. read more about Making Place Matter: Duke Students and Faculty Reflect on the Spaces and Places of Durham »
Employees share what they’re looking forward to experiencing again at Duke read more about What Do You Miss About Campus »
Duke is providing three reusable masks to all staff, faculty and students read more about Order Up! 150,000 Cloth Masks for Duke Community Members »
uniors and seniors have until Friday, July 31 to apply to live on campus for the Fall semester, after Duke announced Sunday that it was scaling back its reopening plans. A Sunday message from President Vincent Price outlined plans to reduce the campus residential population by 30% by limiting on-campus housing to first-years and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors who have “specific needs for campus housing because of their personal or academic situations.” Those students now must request… read more about Everything You Need to Known About Fall Housing: Upperclassman Applications, Off-Campus Buses and More »
As Duke prepares for a year unlike any before, undergraduates still have to register for Fall classes before the semester starts Aug. 17. Students have to re-register for classes, after students other than first-years initially registered in April, because of changes to the academic calendar and classroom spaces due to the coronavirus. Bookbagging will open Monda read more about With Bookbagging Opening Monday, Here’s How Registration Will Work for the Fall Semester »