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Javier Zamora: Poet, Activist, Author of Solito
Page Auditorium 402 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn February 15, DUU, Define America, ASA, CLACS, and Polis hosted Salvadorian poet and activist Javier Zamora for an event where he discussed his New York Times bestselling…
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An Evening with Polis Distinguished Fellows Huma Abedin & Reggie Love
Rubenstein Library 153 - Holsti–Anderson Family Assembly Room 411 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesMissed the event? Click here for a student recap! About Huma Abedin Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service and national politics, beginning as…
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Black Policy Conference – Policy in Living Color
Fleishman Commons, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesDuke Sanford Presents the Black Policy Conference – Policy in Living Color Representation: Past, Present, and Future Hosted by the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and…
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Democracy Day
Bryan Center Plaza 120 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin Duke Student Government for Democracy Day from 12-4 p.m. Friday, March 1, on the Bryan Center Plaza. Programming includes: Marches to the Polls, where student leaders and organizations guide students…
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Primary Election Watch Party with the PSC
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Can the Constitution Bring Americans Together: A Conversation with Egan Visiting Professor Yuval Levin
Sanford 05 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, the Program in American Grand Strategy, and Polis for a conversation with Egan Visiting Professor Yuval Levin about…
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Meet the Incoming Director of Polis: Professor Abdullah Antepli
Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn April 23rd, the Polis Student Committee Executive Board hosted incoming Director Professor Abdullah Antepli for a casual conversation about his goals for Polis, his…
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NC Institute of Political Leadership Graduation Ceremony
Kirby Reading Room 100 Fuqua Dr, DurhamThe NC Institute of Political Leadership (NCIOPL) hosted its 2024 Spring Fellows graduation ceremony with the support of Polis, Duke State Relations, and Independent Insurance…
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The Cash Ceiling: How Nurses Can Break Through to Run for Elected Office
The JB Duke Hotel 230 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER HERE Can’t make it to the Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses & Midwives? That’s OK – we will bring it to you! Join us for a…
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Bridging the Divide: Featuring Provost Alec Gallimore and Polis Distinguished Fellow and Former U.S. Sen. Richard Burr
Sanford 04, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesRegister A candid conversation on increasing levels of political and ideological polarization and constructive ways to continue forward. The Sanford School of Public Policy, in…
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Civil Discourse in an Age of Polarization with Egan Visiting Professor Yuval Levin
Sanford 04Join Egan Visiting Professor Yuval Levin in a conversation about the future of civil discourse in an increasingly polarized country, especially as we head into…
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PSC Kickoff & Presidential Debate Watch Party
Sanford 05 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesRegister Join us for food, fun, & games! We will announce the winners of the AY24-25 Graduate and Undergraduate PSC Executive Board
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PEP Info Session with Polis & Hart Leadership Program
Sanford 223 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesLearn More
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American Conservatism 101 Featuring John Hood
Sanford 04About John Hood John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation, a Raleigh-based grantmaker. Hood also serves on the board of the John…
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Is Religion a Force for Good in the Modern World?
Rubenstein Library 153 - Holsti–Anderson Family Assembly Room 411 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin us for a discussion among distinguished faculty, modeling the civil discourse they seek to instill on campus and among the wider Duke community. Speakers…
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Muslim-Americans and the 2024 Presidential Election
Sanford 04, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesAbout Wa’el Alzayat Wa'el Alzayat is the Chief Executive Officer of Emgage, a national civic engagement organization for Muslim Americans. Alzayat is a seasoned diplomat…
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Polis x Duke Votes Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party
Sanford 05 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesPolis, Duke Votes, Duke Dems and The Ciceronian Society came together to watch the Vice-Presidential Debate, play bingo, and more!
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Et Religio: Does Faith Polarize Us?
Fitzpatrick Center Atrium 101 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesRegister
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The Wolves of K Street
Sanford 04, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER
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Lunch with Expert Pollster Fred Yang
Sanford 201On October 18, pollster Fred Yang spoke to Sanford faculty, Polis Student Committee members, and students of Professor Hildebrand and Freyer’s PUBPOL814 class, on the…
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Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture: Karl Rove and David Axelrod on the 2024 Election
Page Auditorium 402 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesRegister The Program in American Grand Strategy is pleased to welcome Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod for our fall 2024 Phillips…
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Duke Democracy Day 2024
Bryan Center Plaza 120 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesDemocracy Day is a university-wide event that promotes civic engagement amongst the students, administrators, and faculty of Duke University. The event features a series of…
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Chartering our Future: A Democracy Day Dinner Discussion
McClendon Tower Floor 5REGISTER Hosted by the Duke Democrats and The Ciceronian Society, "Chartering Our Future: A Democracy Day Dinner Discussion" hopes to bring students from across the…
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Polis x Duke Votes Presidential Election Watch Party
Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesThe Polis Student Committee Executive Board and Duke Votes hosted a Presidential Election Watch Party the night of the election where students filled out their…
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What Now? Making Sense of the 2024 Presidential Election: A Post Election Panel with Frank Bruni, D. Sunshine Hillygus, and Peter Feaver
Rubenstein Library 153 - Holsti–Anderson Family Assembly Room 411 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER The Duke Program in American Grand Strategy presents What Now? Making Sense of the 2024 Presidential Election: A Post Election Panel with Frank Bruni, D. Sunshine…
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Wilson Distinguished Lecture: After the Election – A Legal Look
Fleishman Commons, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER Join us for an insightful talk on the legal aspects of elections, focusing on the crucial procedures and challenges that can unfold between the…
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Bridging the Divide: A Discussion on Bipartisan Legislating with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
Duke in DC 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and former Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) for an insightful conversation about health care policy and bipartisanship in today’s Congress. Professor…
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“Love’s Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event
Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall (C105, Bay 4) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United StatesREGSISTER Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a…
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Meet Facing History & Ourselves in North Carolina
Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn Thursday, January 23rd, Facing History & Ourselves gathered academics, educators, and community members for an event highlighting the impact of Facing History’s unique and time-tested approach…
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Civil Discourse Roundtable: 2024 Presidential Election Results
111 Gross Hall 140 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesThe Polis Student Committee Executive Board hosted an election reaction roundtable with members of The Lemur Magazine, Duke College Republicans, and Duke Democrats. The event…
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Why we must Never, Never, Never Stop Hoping For Better in the Middle East
Sanford 04The Rudnick lecture at the Duke Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Tamara Cofman Wittes. Wittes became the fourth president of NDI in…
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Civil Discourse Roundtable: Immigration Policy
Rubenstein Hall, 200 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesPolis: Center for Politics and the Civil Discourse Project came together with all Duke students for a roundtable conversation on immigration. The roundtable was moderated…
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Spring in the 20’s
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club 3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham, NC, United StatesOn Thursday, March 6th, Spring in the 20’s kicked off the first evening of the Transformative Ideas and POLIS Symposium. The event, sponsored by the…
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Colloquium: “Intellectual Friendship: Fostering Free Inquiry, Pluralism, and Belonging”
The conversation that began on Thursday, March 6th,continued the next two days in a colloquium that drew together Duke faculty and students along with former…
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Leadership and Liberty: Reflections on a life of public service
Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford School of Public Policy 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesStudents, faculty, and members of the Durham community came together for an insightful discussion on leadership, liberty, and public service featuring Art Pope, a prominent…
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Pluralism Lecture with Dr. John Inazu
Duke Chapel 401 Chapel Dr, Durham, NCOn Thursday, March 27th, John Inazu spoke on pluralism, particularity and possibility at the Duke Chapel with students and faculty. The event was the inaugural…
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Civil Discourse Roundtable: Institutional Neutrality
Rubenstein Library 153 - Holsti–Anderson Family Assembly Room 411 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesA debate/discussion on institutional neutrality: what should Duke's positon be? With distinguished faculty members Abdullah Antepli (Divinity School and Sanford School of Public Policy, Director…
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Foundations: A Seminar on the Great Books of Political Philosophy
114 Gray Building (Baker Methodist Research Center) 409 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesThis is a new reading group where Dr. Chris Coome, a post-doctoral fellow with the Civil Discourse Project, will introduce students to the ideas and…
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Tackling Polarization Through Civil Discourse
Debevoise & Plimpton 66 Hudson Boulevard, New York, NY, United StatesOn Thursday, April 3rd, Duke alumni in New York City attended a lecture on Duke’s Civil Discourse Project featuring Director Abdullah Antepli. This event…
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Believing in “The Holy Land:” Religion in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Fitzpatrick Center Atrium 101 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn April 9th, students gathered for this semester’s et Religio Symposium, which focused on the role of religion in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.The event featured…
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Foundations: A Seminar on the Great Books of Political Philosophy
114 Gray Building (Baker Methodist Research Center) 409 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn Thursday, April 3rd, a new reading group from the Civil Discourse Project was inaugurated. The group introduces students to the ideas and philosophies that…
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What Role Does Civil Discourse Play in Higher Education?
The Janet Ayers Academic Center, 4th Floor 1501 Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville, TN, United StatesREGISTER Join us for a fire-side chat discussion and reception as we learn about the work of Duke’s Civil Discourse Project and the role civil…
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Polis Student Committee Kickoff
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Advancing Civics Literacy Through Storytelling: A Focus Group with Danny Werfel
Rubenstein Hall 151 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesMeet with Polis Distinguished Fellow Danny Werfel to identify and discuss real life stories that highlights a specific function of government—public health, transportation, education, disaster…
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Foundations: A Seminar on the Great Books of Political Philosophy
114 Gray Building (Baker Methodist Research Center) 409 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER Join the Civil Discourse Project and The Lemur: Duke’s Big Ideas Magazine for an evening of learning with Dr. Christopher Coome. Foundations seminars introduce students to the…
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Pathways Forward: The Road to a New America
Page Auditorium 402 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesLearn More Tickets are available for the Duke community only. Registration will open September 9th for anyone with a Duke NetID.
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Meet the Democrat That Even Republicans Love: An “Independent Thinkers” Series Conversation with Kody Kinsley
Rubenstein Library 153 - Holsti–Anderson Family Assembly Room 411 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER
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Monuts with Mo
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Foundations: A Seminar on the Great Books of Political Philosophy
114 Gray Building (Baker Methodist Research Center) 409 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn Monday, November 3rd, the Civil Discourse Project and The Lemur: Duke’s Big Ideas Magazine hosted another Foundations seminar on political philosophy. Students form across…
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Democracy Day – 2025
BC PlazaStudents from the Polis Student Committee, Duke Votes, and Duke Student Government gathered on BC Plaza on Election Day to celebrate democracy with music, stickers,…
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Crisis is a Time for Renewal, An “Independent Thinkers” Conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna
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Sanford Distinguished Lecture Featuring Jeff Jackson
107 Gross Hall - Ahmadieh Family Auditorium 140 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER Join us for a conversation with NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson as he shares his perspectives on how states can keep pace with the…
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Civil Discourse Roundtable: Free Speech in Higher Ed
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Why Public Service?: A Conversation Featuring Polis Distinguished Fellows John Hillen, Michael Regan, and Danny Werfel
Sanford 04On Wednesday evening, members of the Duke community joined POLIS for a discussion exploring the question: "Why Public Service?" The conversation, moderated by Sanford Professor…
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One Year of Trump: A Roundtable Discussion Evaluating the Second Trump Presidency
Sanford 07 201 Science Dr, Durham, NC, United StatesOn Tuesday evening, members of the Duke community gathered at the Sanford School of Public Policy for a spirited discussion examining the second Trump administration's…
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“Independent Thinkers” Conversation: Katie Herzog
Penn pavilion 2 107 Union Dr,, Durham, NC, United StatesREGISTER During his successful 2024 presidential campaign, President Trump called out Democrats for patrolling the language Americans use and stifling dissent. Then he took office…
