Duke Disability Alliance officially kicks off Disability Pride Week on Monday, a weeklong celebration of disability culture intended to raise further awareness toward accessibility on campus.
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Duke University | Fuqua should focus on preparing students, not surveilling them
In the classroom, the reduction of speech to data points has profound impacts on the quality of discussion. Some of the best classroom discussions, in my experience, come from half-baked ideas that are built upon by other students. When students are aware that their speech is being graded by AI systems with narrow instructions, the nature of classroom discussions changes.
Duke University | Duke revisits offering online courses during academic year
Both Fullenkamp and Schonberg acknowledged the potential benefits and drawbacks of online instruction. They noted that online courses could increase flexibility for students and allow them to continue coursework during emergencies or medical leave.
Duke University | Duke has an accessibility problem
Disabled students should have a voice in Duke’s policies, whether it is widening the sidewalks between East and West, improving the reliability of ADA shuttles or adding more ramps across campus. They must be centered in renovation and construction projects so that accessibility is built in from the start.
Duke University | Student-run microgrant program funds DEI projects, fills ‘critical funding gaps’ for graduate students
The program, a student-run initiative of GPSG’s diversity, equity, inclusion and justice committee, awards funds for graduate students and groups to attend conferences, conduct research and organize programming related to DEI — granting over $45,000 to applicants just this year.
Duke University | If academic freedom trumps the freedom to protest, democracy dies
Protest and repression are in the air. At a march last Wednesday, demonstrators demanded, “Duke don’t comply!” They aimed to show the Duke administration that “the Durham community will not stand by if they fold to [President Donald] Trump and dismantle DEI.”
