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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…”
Ambassador Miriam Sapiro is Named the Inaugural Polis Distinguished Fellow at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy
“Miriam Sapiro has been chosen as the inaugural Polis Distinguished Fellow at Sanford’s School of Public Policy at Duke University. Ambassador Sapiro brings to Duke a wealth of experience as a senior government official and business leader…”
Cultivating Intellectual Freedom in the Classroom
“A conservative student announces to the class that his experience during his first semester in Duke’s Visions of Freedom Focus program dispelled prior concerns that he would be ostracized by his fellow students and penalized by his professors on account of his political beliefs. Instead of condemnation, he encountered spirited debate within an intellectually diverse community of friends.”
How I Liberated My College Classroom
“The conservative critique of American higher education is well known to Journal readers: The universities are run by intolerant progressives.”
If Election Day Gets Strange, Here’s How to Understand Why
“The Election Day “what ifs” are piling up: What if enough state results get tied up in the courts to prevent a clear winner? What if Congress gets involved? What if a losing candidate refuses to accept the results?”
Agree to Disagree: Teaching Students to Depolarize
“Wearing a red Make America Great Again hat and a white trash bag with two holes cut out for sleeves, Brendan Dickson takes a seat at the end of a long rectangular table before class starts in the West Duke building.”
Faculty Panel Reviews a Strange Summer of Jarring Political Headlines
“From the 2020 Democratic primary debates to President Trump wanting to buy Greenland, this summer had no shortage of notable moments. To help make sense how the headlines reflect changes in American politics, three faculty members spoke about the key issues in their areas of expertise…”
US Rep. Scott Peters on Whether the New Democratic Majority Can Unify the Country
“Duke University boasts seven alums currently serving in the U.S. Congress. On February 18, Duke University welcomed its third of the 2018-2019 academic year: Scott Peters ’80, who spoke to Duke students at the Sanford School of Public Policy…”