Bulletin of Duke University School of Law 2018-2019 Bulletin of Duke University School of Law 2018-2019 1 Duke University Registrar Frank Blalark, Assistant Vice Provost and University Registrar Editor Elizabeth Brooks Coordinating Editor Bahar Rostami Publications Coordinator Keely Fagan Photographs Courtesy of Duke School of Law Department of Communications, Duke University, Les Todd, Bill Snead, Jared Lazarus, and Megan Morr The information in this bulletin applies to the academic year 2018-2019 and is accurate and current, to the greatest extent possible, as of August 2018. The university reserves the right to change programs of study, academic requirements, teaching staff, the calendar, and other matters described herein without prior notice, in accordance with established procedures. Duke University does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Duke University has designated Dr. Benjamin Reese, vice-president for institutional equity, as the individual responsible for the coordination and administration of its nondiscrimination and harassment policies generally. The Office for Institutional Equity is located in Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 8, Durham, NC 27708. Dr. Reese’s office telephone number is (919) 684-8222 and his email address [email protected] . Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are forms of sex discrimination and prohibited by the university. Duke University has designated Howard Kallem as its director of Title IX compliance and Age Discrimination Act coordinator. He is also with the Office for Institutional Equity and can be contacted at (919) 684-1437 or [email protected]. Questions or comments about discrimination, harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking can be directed to the Office for Institutional Equity, (919) 684-8222. Additional information, including the complete text of the discrimination grievance procedure and the harassment policy and appropriate complaint procedures, may be found by contacting the Office for Institutional Equity or visiting its website at https://oie.duke.edu/. Questions or comments about sex-based and sexual harassment and misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking committed by a student may also be directed to Victoria Krebs, Associate Dean of Students in the Office of Student Conduct, at (919) 684-7336 or [email protected]. Additional information, including the complete text of the policy and complaint procedure for such misconduct, may be found at https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/conduct/z-policies/student-sexual-misconduct- policy-dukes-commitment-title-ix. Duke University recognizes and utilizes electronic mail as a medium for official communications. The university provides all students with email accounts as well as access to email services from public clusters if students do not have personal computers of their own. All students are expected to access their email accounts on a regular basis to check for and respond as necessary to such communications. Information that the university is required to make available under the federal Clery Act is available by visiting the Records Division, Duke University Police Department, 502 Oregon Street, Durham, NC 27708, or by calling (919) 684-4602. See https://police.duke.edu/ news-stats/clery for more details. The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99, is a federal law that guides the release of students’ education records, of which disciplinary records are a part. For additional information about FERPA, see http://www.ed.gov/policy/ gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html. Duke University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Duke University. Inquiries about Duke Law School may be made by calling (919) 613-7020 or (919) 613-7006. Queries about admissions, financial aid or other aspects of Duke Law School’s programs, may also be sent via email to [email protected]. Please also see Duke Law School’s website at http://law.duke.edu. This publication is available in alternative format on request. Please call (919) 684-2813. August 2018 The Mission of Duke University James B. Duke’s founding indenture of Duke University directed the members of the university to “provide real leadership in the educational world” by choosing individuals of “outstanding character, ability and vision” to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of “character, determination and application;” and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would “most help to develop our resources, increase our wis dom, and promote human happiness.” To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate stu dents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high eth ical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide-ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human dif ference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth. By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the university; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do. — Adopted by the Board of Trustees on February 23, 2001 Contents 3 The Mission of Duke University 44 Financial Information Tuition 6 2018-2019 Academic Calendar Other Fees 8 Administration General Expenses University Policies for Payment of Accounts 12 The Distinction of Duke Scholarship Assistance History of Duke University Title IV Loan Assistance Duke University School of Law Private Loan Assistance Leadership in Interdisciplinary Research and Satisfactory Academic Progress Teaching Loan Repayment Assistance Program An Integrated Approach to Community and Visiting Students Leadership Law in the Service of Society 50 Scholastic Standards Technology Leadership Grading Policy Internationalization Graduation Honors and Class Rank Maximum Course Loads 16 Faculty Minimum Course Loads Visiting Faculty Determination of Credit Hours Faculty Holding Joint Appointments Attendance and Preparation Extended Faculty Examinations Emeriti Faculty Submission of Papers 40 Admissions Withdrawal Admission Procedures Dismissal and Readmission Transfer Policy 54 Curriculum Graduate Study in Law First-Year Curriculum Admission Procedures Upper-Level Curriculum Bar Admission Wintersession Courses University and Law School Rules Judicial Studies Courses Summer Courses Les Todd Les 4 Contents Bill Snead 82 Degree Programs 100 International Students The Juris Doctor: The First Professional Degree International Students at Duke in Law Degree Programs for International Students JD/LLM in International and Comparative Law Admission of International Students to LLM or JD/LLM in Law and Entrepreneurship SJD Programs JD/MA Degree Financial Aid JD/MBA and Accelerated JD/MBA Degrees Housing Graduate Degree Programs (LLM, SJD) Placement with American Law Firms Special Features of Duke for International 86 Beyond the Curriculum Students Journals Office of Student Affairs 104 Career and Professional Duke Law Student Organizations Development Center Entertainment and Recreation Academic Year Employment 108 Alumni and Development Office Public Interest and Pro Bono Programs Law School Leadership Boards Local Alumni Clubs 96 Library and Academic Technologies Reunions and Alumni Weekend J. Michael Goodson Law Library Alumni Awards Services Alumni Programs for Students Collections Fundraising Academic Technologies Alumni Publications 112 Index Contents 5 2018-2019 Academic Calendar Summer 2018 Fall 2018 JD/LLM-LE Summer Immersion Career Development (for 2L JD-LLM-LE students only) (upper-level JD students) May July 14-June 18 M-M Durham, North Carolina 30-August 2 M -Th On-campus interviewing June August 10-15 Su-F Silicon Valley, California 3-21 F-T Professional Development & Callback Days Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (for MJS students only) LEAD Week/Orientation (incoming students) May 21 M First day of class August June 13-17 M-F International LLM students 15 F Last day of class 14-17 T- F 1L JD students 15 W LARW classes begin (1L JD students) 16-17 Th-F Legal writing classes begin Summer Institutes in Transnational Law (International LLM students) 20 M Law & Entrepreneurship LLM students June 17 Su Orientation 18 M First day