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Policy on third- guidelines on student discipline resonate in durham semester study away changes by Jenna Zhang The ChroniCle
The obama administration’s recently released guidelines for school discipline garnered praise from education experts and local officials. The guidelines urge schools to create “positive climates” that focus on preventing misbehavior, reducing the number of suspension days and ensuring that school discipline is applied fairly. “This work is timely for our community,” said William Sudderth, Durham Public Schools director of public information. “The emphasis on improving school climate, promoting positive behavior, setting clear and consistent expectations and treating all students equitably are all in line with our efforts to reduce suspension rates, particularly among African-American males and students with disabilities.” The guidelines are intended to address the high number of suspensions in recent school years, which disproportionately affect black and minority students and students with disabilities. During the 2011-12 school year, black students—who make up approximately 26 percent of the total north Carolina student population—accounted for 56.8
by Sasha Zients The ChroniCle
Students in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences no longer have to declare a major before studying away in their third semester. Before this policy change, any student who wished to study abroad needed to have already declared a major. Administrators said that they have decided to eliminate this rule, as there is academic value to studying abroad before declaring a major. “By the end of freshman year, a student could have a passion that is best served by studying abroad in Brazil the next year,” said Steve nowicki, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education. “But it could also be much later that they study abroad.” Amanda Kelso, executive director of the Global education for Undergraduates, also said that the college does not want to be an obstacle to students at a time when they are still shaping their academic goals. “imagine the inspiration of a third semester spent with the Duke in new York program and how that might shape your academic trajectory for the rest of your Duke career and beyond,” Kelso said. “We don’t want the specter of an early major-declaration to hold you back.” Kelso added that practically speaking, sophomores who study away in their third semester at Duke still have enough time to meet with advisers before declaring their major in their fourth semester. She noted that students who plan to study away in their fourth semester are still required to declare a major before they leave. lee Baker, dean of academic affairs and associate vice provost for undergraduate education, said that studying away as a third semester student is likely to impact a student’s major declaration. he noted that the idea to change the rule came initially from faculty See STUDY ABROAD, page 6
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Michael allen spills on politics of national security by Ya Fang
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The creation of the role of the Director of national intelligence was the most important governmental reform since World War ii, said Michael Allen, former staff director of the house intelligence committee. Allen spoke with students and professors about his book, “Blinking red: Crisis and Compromise in American intelligence After 9/11,” which is about the complicated history of efforts to reform America’s national security after the intelligence failures related to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. he analyzed the history of the 9/11 Commission’s recom-
mendation to create the Dni position and how the new post has impacted national security. The event Tuesday was the first of the Spring American Grand Strategy talks. “The creation of the Dni was the most tangible act that Congress and the president took in terms of restructuring the U.S. intelligence community after the Sept. 11 and iraq attacks,” Allen said. Allen worked for the White house and Congress as a liaison to the United States intelligence community, said lt. Col. Paul Darling, a counterterrorism and public policy fellow, in his introduction. “Blinking red” tracks the history of how
the role of the Dni was created in four and a half months. “in 2004, Congress decided to create a Director of national intelligence, a super-empowered individual who would in theory be able to manage across all of the intelligence agencies in the intelligence community,” Allen said. The intelligence reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 was passed for several reasons—the looming presidential election, the 9/11 attacks and fear of weapons of mass destruction in iraq, Allen said. See ALLEN, page 6
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