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Live Coverage of 2022 Election Results
“As midterm polls begin to wrap up, students watched in anticipation of results rolling in at a POLIS: Center for Politics watch party. Deondra Rose, POLIS director and associate professor of public policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy, reflected on the stakes of the midterms. Rose mentioned how driven young people are to vote…”
Democracy Day Seeks to Motivate the Duke Community to Vote
“Duke Democracy Day, a mix of activities aimed at motivating students and other members of the Duke community to vote in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, takes place this Thursday and Friday on campus. (A full list of events can be found on the Duke Votes website.)…”
Student Voices: A House of Cards in Foreign Policy
“Foreign policy has been likened to a game of chess: one in which major geopolitical actors anticipate each other’s’ moves and strategize accordingly. But New York Times columnist Eric Schmitt described recent foreign policy crises similar to those in Ukraine and Afghanistan as a house of cards…”
Student Voices: Closeup on the U.S. Regulatory Landscape
“Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently joined Polis’s Distinguished Fellow Ambassador Miriam Sapiro to discuss his tenure heading one of America’s biggest regulatory agencies…”
Dr. Mandy Cohen Offers Prescriptions for Lifting Rural Health at Duke Event
“Former DHHS secretary says expansion of Medicaid, broadband access are essential for North Carolina. Asked to imagine the brightest picture for rural healthcare, Dr. Mandy Cohen described a scenario that included patients using telehealth, communities reconfiguring hospitals that are in danger of closing, and ensuring more people are insured…”
Student Voices: Sen. Kaine’s Lessons in Public Service
“On Feb. 24, Polis Distinguished Fellow Ambassador Miriam Sapiro joined Sen. Tim Kaine to discuss his experience working in public service as a mayor, governor and vice presidential candidate. The event, organized by Polis: The Center for Politics, also covered current domestic and international challenges facing the United States…”
Senator Tim Kaine: National Security Threats in Internal U.S. Divisions and Rise of Authoritarian Systems
“The day the Russian military launched an invasion into Ukraine, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) points to internal divisions within the U.S. as the biggest threat to national security, closely followed by the global struggles between authoritarian and democratic countries…”
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Speaks to Duke Students about Biden Administration’s Priorities, Challenges
“National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with Duke students about the Biden administration’s current national security challenges and priorities for the year over Zoom Thursday evening…”
Student Voices: Reflections on a Career of Public Service
“On Jan. 19, PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff (Duke ’68) joined Rep. David Price (NC-04) to reflect on his career in public service after serving the district representing Durham for more than 30 years through an event organized by Polis: Center for Politics…”
Rep. David Price: ‘We’re in a Perilous Moment’
“One of David Price’s first experiences in Congress was watching passage of the Voting Rights Act from the Senate gallery in 1964. Then a divinity student at Yale, he describes watching ailing California Congressman Clair Engle being carried in on a stretcher and raising a hand to vote to remove the filibuster so the landmark legislation could pass…”