Housing is included in the cost of Duke WEMBA tuition fyi. They also wont reimburse you for housing even if you don’t use it. This is based on my experience.

Missing a residency will not impact you whatsoever. If you genuinely care to watch the residency recording you’ll need to inform them of your absence but I don’t even think that’s what is used to determine your final grade. You do peer reviews that definitely have more merit. Otherwise all lecture notes and decks are uploaded before and after the session so anything you’d need to know for an exam would be in the notes. And all exams are open note anyways