News & Commentary - Archive 2007

February 14, 2007
Can sanctions help avert Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons?

February 7, 2007
PPS student wins NC Student Photographer of the Year

Q&A with Pete Kiehart, PPS student and 2006 Student Photographer of the Year
February 6, 2007
New index ranks Sanford PhD faculty first in scholarly productivity

The Sanford Institute of Public Policy's PhD faculty rank first among their U.S. public policy peers, according to a new measure of scholarly productivity.
February 6, 2007
Fleishman urges new era of accountability in philanthropy

In a new book, Professor of Public Policy Joel Fleishman argues that although foundations play a vital role in the country's civic life, they must act quickly to mend their arrogant and secretive ways or risk increased public skepticism and government regulation.
January 31, 2007
Speaker series, new course spark dialogue on civil rights

DURHAM, N.C. – High achieving high school students often are labeled geeks or nerds -- far from cool. But does this phenomenon have anything to do with race?
January 29, 2007
General calls for decisive plan of action in Iraq

Speaking to a capacity crowd at the Sanford Institute for Public Policy on Jan. 29, Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.), gave a sharply critical analysis of both the war in Iraq and the current administration's Middle East policy as a whole.

January 24, 2007
Gen. Anthony Zinni to Deliver Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture Jan. 29.

Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.), will deliver a public lecture, “Iraq: Failures, Realities and the Future,” at Duke University on Monday, Jan. 29.

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