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Hard Conversations on Campus
“A seminar on how to teach civil discourse at college campuses couldn’t come at a better time.The Israel-Hamas war has poured gasoline on volatile campus debates about free speech, divestment from Israel and other combustible topics.”
2023-24 Chron15: Leaders
“Duke’s leaders are the people who champion the University community during good times and bad, inspiring others with their emphasis on values and progress. The leaders featured on this year’s Chron15 list are coaches, student leaders and faculty who used their power for good as they shaped the University’s future, encouraged student success and worked tirelessly to improve the Duke experience…”
Chloe Nguyen: 2024 Terry Sanford Leadership Award Winner
“Chloe Nguyen is one of two winners of the 2024 Terry Sanford Leadership Award. Chloe is passionate about understanding the psychological drivers of intergroup conflict like political polarization and developing interventions to address them. With Polis, Sanford’s Center for Politics, she developed a pilot program and suggestions for classroom teaching to improve political discourse on college campuses based in psychology research…”
Antepli to Lead Polis: Center for Politics
“Abdullah Antepli, associate professor of the practice at Sanford and associate professor of the practice of interfaith relations at the Divinity School, will become the new director of Polis: Center for Politics in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University as of July 1, Dean Judith Kelley announced today…”
Listen: North Carolina Primary Election Special
“The North Carolina Super Tuesday Primary is upon us. The March 5th election will have significant influence on the composition of the next Congress, Legislature, and boards of education across North Carolina.”
‘People Are Exhausted by Politics’: Faculty Assess the 2024 Election at Briefing for International Journalists
“It’s just early March, and voters may already be sick of the election. The inevitable November showdown between President Joe Biden and his presumptive opponent, former President Donald Trump, is so constant, ill-mannered and ubiquitous in news and social media it may tire out voters far before they cast a single vote, several Duke political experts said Monday…”
John Harwood Interviews with President Joe Biden, Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University
Polis: Center for Politics is pleased to announce new episodes of Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University by Duke University Sanford School of Public…
2024 Impact Report
“Impact is the heartbeat of the Sanford School of Public Policy. Today, the Sanford School stands as one of Duke’s defining aspects of the university’s century of excellence. This report unfolds the narrative of the past five years, showcasing dozens of impactful examples—a testament to a century of shaping public policy for the better…”
Duke Senior, Alumnus Win Mitchell Scholarships
“Duke senior Chloe Nguyen, from Las Vegas, Nev., and recent alumnus Christopher (Chris) Kuo, from Wellesley, Mass., received the George J. Mitchell Scholarship. They are two of the 12 Americans selected this weekend for the program, which supports a year of graduate study in Ireland…”
White House Appoints David Price to J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
“President Biden’s recent announcement of key appointments to various boards and commissions includes a notable name from Sanford. David Price, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy Studies, has been selected to serve on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board…”