Opinion on MOOCs Divided
Maguire Wins ACC Championship
Though some argue that MOOCs improve learning, questions remain over their viability | Page 2
Freshman women’s golfer Leona Maguire claimed the ACC individual title in a playoff Saturday | Page 6
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Admissions cuts comments from records
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Gautam Hathi Health and Science Editor The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has deleted certain sections from the admissions files of students who had not previously requested to review their records. The office has removed reader comments from admissions files that have not already been requested for review, said Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag. The deletions come in response to a large increase in requests for admissions records over the past several months after media coverage of successful attempts by students to obtain admissions records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Students who requested to review See Admissions on Page 4
Sophie Turner | The Chronicle The Duke Environmental Alliance hosted “EarthFest,” an afternoon of activities, sustainable food and performances by various campus groups, on the Clocktower Quadrangle Saturday afternoon. (See photos from other weekend events on page 3.)
Dean Hays to step down at end of next year “It seems like we’ve reached a point where...it’s appropriate to hand it over to someone else” Claire Ballentine The Chronicle
Izzi Clark | Chronicle File Photo The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has removed reader comments from files that have not already been requested for review.
After serving as dean for five years, Dean of the Divinity School Richard Hays will step down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. In his announcement last week, Hays said that he has decided to take a research leave during the 2016-17 year to pursue long-deferred writing projects, and plans to return as a professor the following year. “I get the sense that the time is right for
me to pursue my scholarship,” Hays said. Before becoming the 12th dean of the Divinity School, Hays served Duke as a professor and scholar on the New Testament since 1991—specifically engaging with the literary and theological study of how the writers of the New Testament gospels used citations of Israel’s scriptures in their writings. He will continue this work during his research leave. He noted that he believes the Divinity School is at a good moment for a transition in leadership. “It seems like we’ve reached a point where a lot has been accomplished, and it’s appropriate to hand it over to someone else to lead us into the next phase,” Hays said. The Divinity School has reached a mile-
stone in the Duke Forward campaign, a university-wide capital fundraising effort, Hays said. Three years into the five-year campaign, the Divinity School has already raised $86 million, surpassing their goal of $80 million. Among his biggest accomplishments as dean, Hays cites his appointment of a strong group of younger faculty. He noted that he has chosen 20 new faculty members in the last five years—almost 40 percent of the total faculty in the Divinity School. During his time as dean, the Divinity School also launched three new degree programs—doctor of ministry, master of arts in Christian practice and master of arts in See Hays on Page 12
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