News - Archive 2012

October 1, 2012
Howard Dean to Replace Robert Gibbs in Debate with Karl Rove on Oct. 22

Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chair of the Democratic National Committee, will square off in a foreign policy debate with veteran Republican adviser Karl Rove at Duke University’s Page Auditorium Oct. 22.

Dean replaces Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser of Obama’s since his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign, who is unable to attend.
September 28, 2012
Flournoy discusses defense issues in the Obama administration

“The Pentagon changed fundamentally when we became a nation at war,” said former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy Thursday night during a discussion at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
September 25, 2012
Former Under Secretary Michele Flournoy to Speak at Sanford

Michele Flournoy, the former under secretary of defense for policy, will speak at the Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27.
September 24, 2012
Ladd Receives University Scholar/Teacher Award

For Helen "Sunny" Ladd receiving the 2012 University Scholar/Teacher Award is true validation of one of her goals for an academic career.
September 11, 2012
Don't Fear China, Collaborate, Huntsman Says

The U.S.-China relationship is between the two biggest actors on the world stage today, “a marriage where divorce is not an option,” Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Monday night during a talk in Page Auditorium at Duke University.
August 31, 2012
Provost Announces Extension of Sanford Dean Search

The search for a new dean for the Sanford School of Public Policy has been extended. 
August 31, 2012
Two Sanford Professors Hold Opposing Views on Foreign Policy and the Election

Two professor who teach at the Sanford School present very different views about the foreign policy aspects of the 2012 presidential election and of the candidates in essays published by Foreign Policy magazine. 
August 31, 2012
"The Healing Eye" Exhibit Opens in Rubenstein Hall

Doctors who participated in Duke University’s innovative “Documenting Medicine” program will present and discuss their work on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Sanford School of Public Policy. The 5:30 p.m. presentation in Room 153 of Rubenstein Hall is free and open to the public.
August 27, 2012
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to Speak at Duke

Former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., diplomat, businessman and twice-elected Republican governor of Utah, will deliver a two-part talk at Duke University this fall.
July 24, 2012
Pickus Reappointed as Director of Kenan Institute for Ethics

Noah Pickus has been reappointed to a second five-year term as the Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics (KIE) at Duke, Provost Peter Lange announced Tuesday.

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