The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) will recognize this year’s outstanding faculty and graduate student educators during its annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence award ceremony.

As the Monday, April 19, kickoff of Duquesne’s 2021-2022 benefits open enrollment period draws near, eligible employees can make the most of their health plan by taking advantage of activities and resources offered by the Office of Human Resources.

Duquesne University’s Department of Public Safety will perform a test of the DU Alert system Friday, April 16, at 3 p.m. The required test is conducted every fall and spring semester.

Students can complete the spring 2021 Student Evaluation Survey (SES), which is pivotal to improving the student learning experience, now through Wednesday, April 28, at 11:29 p.m.

A new partnership will give eligible alumni of and current undergraduates in the Department of Economics and Business Administration at McDaniel College, a private liberal arts college in Westminster, Md., preferred admission to four master’s degree programs at Duquesne’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the 1963 landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment mandates states provide free counsel to criminal defendants who can’t afford to hire an attorney. However, numerous questions remain about how uniformly justice is actually delivered. The issue is particularly relevant in states like Pennsylvania, where county governments must fund public defenders.

Faculty, staff and graduate students can still register for a free, virtual event to learn more about University-community partner ACH Clear Pathways.

Several talented Duquesne students took home monetary prizes from the eighth annual Graduate Research Symposium, held virtually from March 8 to 12.