Duke University

Durham, NC
4-year | Private
Enrollment: 16,172

Academic year of attempt: 2020-21

Classification: ongoing student-led cancellation effort

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Student satire piece: Cancel classes on Election Day, you cowards

Student newspaper: Some professors plan to offer flexibility for classes on Election Day

Tommy Hessel, Student Assembly President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”