News - Archive 2012

May 10, 2012
Sanford Professors Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

Five Sanford professors have been recognized for their excellence in teaching and academic research.
April 25, 2012
Digging into What Duke Has to Offer

Lauren Hendricks PPS ’12 arrived at Duke from South Carolina eager to take advantage of opportunities to broaden her worldview. Outgoing president of the PPS Majors Union and ex-officio member of the Sanford Board of Visitors, Hendricks will head to Mongolia in August as a Fulbright scholar. She talked about her experiences with Communications Assistant Hyejin Sul.

April 24, 2012
FRONTLINE-Duke Collaboration Sheds Light on U.S. Financial Crisis

A collaboration between Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and the PBS documentary program FRONTLINE will bring to the public full-length interviews with federal officials and industry leaders involved in the U.S. financial crisis.
April 24, 2012
How accessible are private social safety net programs in Durham?

Senior economics and public policy student David Deng spent this past fall semester visiting Durham homes and conducting an in-depth research project to gauge access to private social safety net services.
April 18, 2012
Student Finds Focus, Future in Multiethnic South Africa

 “I should have seen it coming,” public policy senior Dan Forti said.
April 17, 2012
Helping Consumers Choose "Green" Oil

The summer before she started at Duke, Rebecca Ward was in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics thwarting fencing competitors with cool competence.
April 17, 2012
Iranian Activist Says Undemocratic Governments, Not Bombs, Are the Greatest Threat

Nondemocratic governments pose a greater threat to sustainable peace than nuclear weapons, according to Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, who spoke Monday at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
April 13, 2012
Duke Senior Receives $25,000 Award to Pursue Social Venture in Africa

Duke University senior Michael Bernert has been selected as the first recipient of an award designed to support student social entrepreneurship.
April 11, 2012
Condoleezza Rice on Shocks to the International System

"Three great shocks" are shaking up the assumptions of the international system, affecting the ability of the United States to impress its vision upon the system, said former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday night in Page Auditorium.
April 10, 2012
Duke in DC Program Set to Launch Next Spring

 

Editor’s note: Attend an information session on Sept. 11, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford Building. Lunch will be served. Applications for the Duke in DC-Public Policy program are due Oct. 1, 2012. Apply online.

Next spring, about a dozen Duke undergraduates will head to the nation’s capital for a new Sanford School program that will combine classroom learning with real-world education and interactions with practicing policymakers.

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