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August 7, 2020

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

On Tuesday, you received a message from President Price about a key dimension of our university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the Duke Compact, as well as a link to attest to that statement of community expectations.

I write today to provide you with a document that describes in greater detail our requirements and expectations for faculty members who will be coming to campus at any point this academic year. We ask that you read this document in conjunction with the Compact.  The goal of the provisions in both the Compact and associated document is to mitigate the public health risks created by the pandemic to every extent possible.

This document reflects extensive input from faculty members, school deans, and the Executive Committee of Academic Council, along with our public health and infectious disease experts.  We know that many of you will have questions about aspects of these policies.  Some of these may already be answered through the Compact’s Quick Reference Guide.

Please send any queries not answered in the Guide to the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement.  We will be updating FAQs as new issues emerge.

As President Price noted in his Tuesday email, we remain appreciative of everything that Duke community members are doing to keep our university healthy and safe at this challenging moment.

Sincerely,

Sally Kornbluth
Provost