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A resident assistant (RA), also known by a variety of other names, [note 1] is a trained peer leader who coordinates activities in residence halls in colleges and universities, mental health and substance abuse residential facilities, [1] or similar establishments.
Although previous dorms on the university had meeting spaces, these dorms were the first in Duke's history to include common spaces for students throughout the house to interact. [9] Since this time, most of Duke's dormitories have been retrofitted to include common rooms. [10]
Duke spends more than $1 billion per year on research. [14] As of 2024, 16 Nobel laureates and 3 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the university. Duke alumni also include 50 Rhodes Scholars. Duke is the alma mater of one president of the United States (Richard Nixon) and 14 living billionaires, as of early 2020. [15]
The stakes of the job are higher than ever—and so is the toll it takes. RAs across the country tell Esquire about their fight to reimagine their role, and how it might change college life for ...
Duke had an opportunity to bridge the divide between student-athletes and the rest of the student body. The school chose not to do so. Duke gives athletes special treatment on housing
From $300 studded headboards and $100 coffee table books to custom-made cabinets to disguise your mini-fridge, students are spending big bucks to decorate their dorm rooms, adding yet another ...
The first history of Duke University traces back to its founding in 1838 [2] in Trinity, North Carolina.Much to the dislike of the Methodist preachers, under the leadership of the college's President John F. Crowell, Washington Duke made a donation to the college large enough to build a new campus in Durham, North Carolina and move the college.
Other accommodations for Residence Life and Housing are offered for family housing, Graduate/ Post-Graduate and upper-year accommodations. Traditionally, there is less traditional residence life aspects in these communities (residence assistants, programming) but residents are still offered a great deal of support from professional staff.