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February 13, 2013
Lugar Calls on Obama to Revive Civility in Political Discourse

Six-term U.S. Senate veteran Richard Lugar used his first speech since leaving office last month to address the nation’s ”out of control” partisanship, criticize Congress for failing basic tests of governing and call on President Obama to sit down with political foes for potentially healing dialogs.
February 8, 2013
Former Gov. Perdue to Join Duke as Visiting Fellow

Former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue has been named a distinguished visiting fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy for the fall semester, Sanford School Dean Bruce Kuniholm announced Friday.
February 7, 2013
Poll: Americans Back Climate Change Regulation, Not Taxes

Now that President Obama has put climate change back on the table in his second inaugural address, a new national poll finds growing public support for regulating greenhouse gas emissions and requiring utilities to switch to lower-carbon fuel sources.
February 1, 2013
Homegrown Muslim-American Terrorism Down for Third Year in a Row

The number of homegrown terrorism incidents by Muslim-Americans has dropped for the third consecutive year, a study released Friday by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security has found.
February 1, 2013
Panelists Decry Power of Big Money in Politics

The flood of money in political campaigns unleashed by the Citizens United Supreme Court decision has had a corrupting influence on both elections and governance, a panel of politicians and activists said Thursday. The event, “Big Money vs. Grassroots Democracy: Empowering Citizens to Take Back Their Government” was part of symposium on the issue taking place at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
January 30, 2013
Kelly Brownell Named Dean of Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy

Kelly Brownell, the James Rowland Angell Professor of Psychology at Yale University and a leading authority on public policies to enhance nutrition and combat obesity, will become the next dean of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead and Provost Peter Lange announced Wednesday.
January 30, 2013
Former Sen. Dick Lugar Gives First Talk Since Leaving Congress

Former GOP Sen. Richard “Dick” Lugar, who represented Indiana for 36 consecutive years, will discuss the nation’s divisive political climate on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
January 29, 2013
POSTPONED: Asst. Secretary of State Talk on Asia-Pacific Foreign Policy

THIS TALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEB. 20.

Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will explore the Obama administration’s decision to focus U.S. foreign policy more on the Asia-Pacific region during a talk at Duke University.
January 29, 2013
Congressmen to Discuss Curbing Influence of Big Money in Politics

Two Democratic congressmen will discuss legislative solutions to the influence of big money in politics on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
January 16, 2013
Diversity Study Finds Economic Disparities Rising in NC Schools

DURHAM, N.C. -- The racial balance in North Carolina’s public schools has remained steady since 2005-06, ending a trend of growing disparity from the previous decade, but students are increasingly separated by income. These are among the findings of a comprehensive report from three Duke University public policy professors who studied whether schools in each of the state’s 100 counties mirror the racial and economic composition of that county as a whole.

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