Virtual Hanukkah Candle Lighting with Special Guests Duke President Vincent Price & Men’s Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer, hosted by Jewish Life at Duke and Duke Jewish Alumni Network
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual
Coach Jon Scheyer, President Vincent Price, Rabbi Elana Friedman
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, January 19, 2026
All Day
Is Diversity & Inclusion Over? Is Now Really the Time?
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
7:00 pm
Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Duke in New York Summer 2026 Information Session
Sponsor(s):
Global Education Office for Undergraduates, Native American Student Alliance (NASA), and Native American Studies Initiative (NASI)
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Shopping Carts open for Summer 2026
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, February 09, 2026
All Day
Registration begins for Summer 2026
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, February 16, 2026
All Day
Last day to report midsemester grades
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, February 20, 2026
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2026 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
All Day
Registration begins for Fall 2026 (7:00 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
7:00 am
Optional make-up day (for inclement weather)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Saturday, April 04, 2026
All Day
Optional make-up day (for inclement weather)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Saturday, April 11, 2026
All Day
Class of 2026 Jewish Baccalaureate Ceremony
Sponsor(s):
Jewish Life at Duke
Friday, May 08, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Sunday, May 10, 2026
All Day
Summer Term 1 classes begin (8:30 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
8:30 am
Drop/Add for Summer Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, May 15, 2026
All Day
Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, May 25, 2026
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
All Day
Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, June 19, 2026
All Day
Summer Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
7:00 pm
Drop/Add for Summer Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
All Day
Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, July 03, 2026
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, July 27, 2026
All Day
Summer Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Saturday, August 08, 2026
7:00 pm
Summer Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, August 10, 2026
10:00 pm
New undergraduate first-year student move-in day
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Saturday, August 15, 2026
All Day
New undergraduate first-year student orientation
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Sunday, August 16, 2026
All Day
New undergraduate transfer student orientation begins
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
All Day
New undergraduate transfer student move-in day
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
All Day
New graduate student orientation begins
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
All Day
New undergraduate student Convocation
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Sunday, August 23, 2026
All Day
Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, August 24, 2026
8:30 am
Registration begins for Spring 2027
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:00 am
Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2026 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, November 06, 2026
All Day
Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
10:30 pm
Undergraduate classes resume (8:30 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, November 30, 2026
8:30 am
Final examinations begin (9:00 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, December 09, 2026
9:00 am
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, January 18, 2027
All Day
Shopping Carts open for Summer 2027
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, February 08, 2027
All Day
Registration begins for Summer 2027
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, February 15, 2027
All Day
Last day to report midsemester grades
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, February 19, 2027
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2027 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
All Day
Registration begins for Fall 2027 (7:00 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
7:00 am
Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Sunday, May 09, 2027
All Day
Summer Term 1 classes begin (8:30 AM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, May 12, 2027
8:30 am
Drop/Add for Summer Term 1 ends (11:59 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, May 14, 2027
All Day
Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, May 31, 2027
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, June 09, 2027
All Day
Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Friday, June 18, 2027
All Day
Summer Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Tuesday, June 22, 2027
7:00 pm
Drop/Add for Summer Term 2 ends (11:59 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Wednesday, June 30, 2027
All Day
Independence Day holiday. No classes are held
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, July 05, 2027
All Day
Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, July 26, 2027
All Day
Summer Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Saturday, August 07, 2027
7:00 pm
Summer Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM)
Sponsor(s):
Registrar's Office
Monday, August 09, 2027
10:00 pm





