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Student Voices: Attorney General Jeff Jackson Shines a Light on Communication, Leadership, and Public Service
“Attorney General Jackson came well-prepared for his November 12th Sanford Distinguished Lecture, considering he brought with him a book that contained addresses from the former North Carolina Governor, Senator, and Duke President Terry Sanford. He utilized the tome to point out that then-Governor Sanford was cognizant of the dangers of gerrymandering in the future, something Jackson fought to counteract while in the state Senate…”
Danny Werfel on The Price of Democracy, Brookings Institution
“In a Brookings Institute panel on Democracy, Danny Werfel highlighted how America’s tax system reflects the country’s growth and hard-earned lessons, noting, “we have an internal revenue service and not an external revenue service not because we just thought of it one day…”
Distinguished Fellow Michael Regan on the importance of Partnerships in the Climate Control Fight
“Established and emerging environmental leaders came together Thursday for a celebration of the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability’s 20th anniversary, where University stakeholders reflected on a legacy of innovation and looked to carry the torch forward in a collective “quest for yes.” First established in 2005, the Institute has served for two decades as a hub for research, education and policy design. Since its merger with the Duke University Energy Initiative in…”
Executive Branch Power Grows as Loper Bright Order Fades: Werfel
“What was billed as a revolution in the balance between Congress and the executive branch may in practice have unleashed the very impulse toward unilateral action it was meant to curb. When I was IRS commissioner, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. That day, less than 16 months ago, a team of government lawyers gathered in my office to explain that this was no ordinary…”
Student Voices: Secretary Pete Buttigieg Outlined a Future Worth Believing In
“Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg concluded his transformative lecture with a call to action, an obligatory call in a defining political moment to not turn apathetic but to use the lessons of history to shape the future. He emphasized that we have no excuse to be pessimistic because of the countless heroes …”
Rethinking How Americans Learn to Be Americans
“In the latest episode of Sanford’s Policy 360 podcast, guest John Hillen says that only a third of native-born Americans can pass the citizenship test that American immigrants are required to pass. He is part of a new bipartisan commission trying to change that. The goal is to revitalize the teaching of American civics and history.
Hillen served as US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the Bush administration among many other roles…”
Teaching the Professors: SCiLL seminars help faculty lead classes that cover controversial topics
“Imagine a ‘typical’ Carolina classroom, and you might picture students, mostly 18-22 years old, wearing hoodies or t-shirts with a UNC logo, listening to a professor who is several years their senior. The UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) is changing that typical scene this summer, turning college and university …”
Former Fulbright board member David Price talks resignation, calls Trump interference ‘distorted on political grounds’
“Eleven of the 12 members of the board that oversees the Fulbright Scholars Program resigned June 11 in response to what they described as unprecedented political interference by the Trump administration…”
Michael S. Regan, Former EPA Administrator, Joins Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy as Polis Distinguished Fellow
“Michael S. Regan, who recently served as the 16th Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is joining Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy as a Polis Distinguished Fellow…”
Danny Werfel, Former IRS Commissioner, Joins Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy as Polis Distinguished Fellow
“Also a Sanford Master of Public Policy alum, Werfel will work to mentor students and foster civil dialogue…”