Category: 2025
“The first evening of the Transformative Ideas and POLIS Symposium kicked off in style March 6 with a “Spring in the 20s” ball. Think suits, long dresses and live jazz.”
Comments closed“Welcome to Money Power Politics. Today, President Trump fired the only two Democrats on the bipartisan federal trade commission. It’s the consumer protection agency meant to prevent fraud and unfair business practices like telemarketing scams and identity theft.”
Comments closed“Amid concerns about academic freedom and rising political polarization on college campuses across the country, leaders at Duke and other universities have adopted new rhetoric to prioritize ideological diversity, coined “civil discourse.””
Comments closed“Sanford announces the appointment of The Honorable Dr. John Hillen as a Distinguished Resident Fellow at the Center for Politics (POLIS) and an Executive-in-Residence of the Political Science Department.”
Comments closed“At America’s elite universities, we are told that pursuing free inquiry and civil discourse is a fundamental value…In reality, these institutions have largely failed to cultivate an environment where civil discourse can organically flourish.”
Comments closed“A distinguished law professor and author, John Inazu, will speak on “Pluralism, Particularity, and Possibility” at Duke University Chapel on Thursday, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. The combined lecture and public conversation is the inaugural address in Duke Chapel’s Pluralism Lecture series and is also part of the Provost’s Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry, and Belonging.”
Comments closed“Less than a month into his second term, President Donald Trump has signed over 60 executive orders, the most in a president’s first 100 days in over four decades.
To understand the quantity, legality and implications of the president’s executive orders, The Chronicle spoke to three professors from the Sanford School of Public Policy.”
Comments closed“In a time of polarization and political tensions at universities across the country, Duke alumni are joining efforts to promote academic freedom and viewpoint diversity on campus.”
Comments closed“Directly following the 2024 Presidential Election, The Program in American Grand Strategy hosted a faculty panel alongside Dewitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke Government Relations, Duke Department of Political Science, and Polis: Center for Politics…”
Comments closed“This December, the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and Polis hosted a two-part conversation with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and former U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) in Duke’s Washington, DC office.”
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