Duke Today Schools Feed / en Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:02:10 -0400 Fri, 05 Apr 24 13:55:58 -0400 A Gap Year Produces a More Prepared Student /2024/04/gap-year-produces-more-prepared-student Duke admissions officials say students who take a year off after high school are more mature and ready for the rigors of college Duke Today /2024/04/gap-year-produces-more-prepared-student Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:55:58 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Students|students, undergraduate Guttentag Reappointed as Dean of Admissions /2023/06/guttentag-reappointed-dean-admissions Following consultation with the Executive Committee of the Academic Council, Christoph Guttentag has been reappointed as dean of undergraduate admissions, Interim Provost Jennifer Francis announced Wednesday. Guttentag has led Duke’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions since 1992, and will begin his new term as dean July 1. Christoph GuttentagApplications for undergraduate admission have increased substantially over the past five years; Guttentag and his team now review more than 49,000 applications each year. During the same period Guttentag has successfully implemented efforts… Duke Today /2023/06/guttentag-reappointed-dean-admissions Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:09:13 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Students Blue Devil of the Week: Helping Students Find a Way to Duke /2023/05/blue-devil-week-helping-students-find-way-duke Cassidy Mills of Undergraduate Admissions connects high school students from underrepresented groups with opportunities Duke Today /2023/05/blue-devil-week-helping-students-find-way-duke Mon, 15 May 2023 08:01:35 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|HR|Staff Duke Announces the Newest Blue Devils in the Class of 2027 /2023/03/duke-announces-newest-blue-devils-class-2027 2,148 students accepted in regular decision Duke Today /2023/03/duke-announces-newest-blue-devils-class-2027 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:16:12 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|students, undergraduate Unique Perks As a Duke Employee /2022/09/unique-perks-duke-employee From the Chapel to the Libraries, staff and faculty value non-traditional benefits Duke Today /2022/09/unique-perks-duke-employee Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:43:52 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Athletics|Benefits & Discounts|Divinity School|Duke Chapel|Duke Gardens|ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓ Libraries|Employee Wellness|HR|Staff More than a Paycheck: The Value of Duke Benefits /2022/05/more-paycheck-value-duke-benefits In May, each staff and faculty member will receive a Personal Benefits Statement that provides an overview of total compensation Duke Today /2022/05/more-paycheck-value-duke-benefits Mon, 02 May 2022 13:34:55 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Benefits & Discounts|Faculty|HR|Neurosurgery|Philanthropy & Development|School of Medicine|Staff Duke Offers Regular Admission to 2,230 Students /2022/03/duke-offers-regular-admission-2230-students PUBLISHED March 31, 2022 IN Academics Duke Offers Regular Admission to 2,230 Students… Duke Today /2022/03/duke-offers-regular-admission-2230-students Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:55:00 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions Working in a New Normal: Coordinating Virtual Visits for Admissions /2021/03/working-new-normal-coordinating-virtual-visits-admissions Mekisha Mebane has helped handle some of the roughly 49,500 undergraduate admissions applications Duke Today /2021/03/working-new-normal-coordinating-virtual-visits-admissions Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:38:56 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|HR|Staff Amid a Pandemic, New and Renovated Buildings Open /2021/03/amid-pandemic-new-and-renovated-buildings-open Projects that were started before COVID-19 still moved forward, giving opening of buildings a different feel Duke Today /2021/03/amid-pandemic-new-and-renovated-buildings-open Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:50:42 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Buildings & Grounds|Engineering|Facilities|Graduate School|HR|Pratt School of Engineering|Staff Duke Announces First Members of the Class of 2025 /2020/12/duke-announce-first-members-class-2025-7-tonight 840 students admitted out of 5,036 early decision applicants, the most ever at Duke Duke Today /2020/12/duke-announce-first-members-class-2025-7-tonight Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:23:09 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Admissions|Duke Kunshan University|Duke Leadership|students, undergraduate