https://www.today.duke.edu/ en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:56:11 -0400 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:33:56 -0400 https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-junior-wins-truman-scholarship Yadira Paz-Martinez is a campus leader in immigration scholarship. Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-junior-wins-truman-scholarship Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:33:56 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy|students, undergraduate https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/darity-receives-leading-award-american-economic-association <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Pioneering Duke economist William “Sandy” Darity, arguably the nation’s leading authority on reparations for Black American descendants of slavery, has been named <a href="https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/distinguished-fellows/sandy-darity">a 2024 Distinguished Fellow</a> by the American Economic Association (AEA), officials with the university’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity,</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/darity-receives-leading-award-american-economic-association Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:25:03 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Awards and Honors|Economics|Faculty|Politics & Public Policy|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/judith-kelley-step-down-sanford-school-dean <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p><a href="https://sanford.duke.edu/profile/judith-kelley/">Judith Kelley</a>, dean of the <a href="https://sanford.duke.edu" data-type="URL" data-id="https://sanford.duke.edu">Sanford School of Public Policy</a>, has decided to step down and return to the faculty at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Kelley is the ITT/Terry Sanford Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and a Bass Fellow.</p><p><a href="https://sanford.duke.edu/profile/manoj-mohanan/">Manoj Mohanan</a>, senior associate dean for</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/judith-kelley-step-down-sanford-school-dean Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:56:58 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Leadership|Faculty|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/video-opinion-series-extreme-heat-doesnt-belong-single-season Ashley Ward on why policymakers should treat heat as a natural disaster issue Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/04/video-opinion-series-extreme-heat-doesnt-belong-single-season Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:35:57 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability|Public Policy Studies|Sustainability https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/03/people-are-exhausted-politics-faculty-assess-2024-election-briefing-international <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>It’s just early March, and voters may already be sick of the election.</p><p>The inevitable November showdown between President Joe Biden and his presumptive opponent, former President Donald Trump, is so constant, ill-mannered and ubiquitous in news and social media it may tire out voters far before they cast a single vote, several Duke political experts said Monday.</p><p>And that fatigue may tamp down voter turnout.</p><p>“We have reached an extent of polarization in this country, combined</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/03/people-are-exhausted-politics-faculty-assess-2024-election-briefing-international Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:53:14 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Politics & Public Policy|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/02/charting-path-forward-middle-east Former U.S Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer discusses the future for Israel and Gaza Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/02/charting-path-forward-middle-east Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:37:17 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Politics & Public Policy|Public Policy Studies https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/02/trek-sanford-dean-judith-kelley <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Sanford School of Public Policy Dean Judith Kelley is known for riding her bike to work. She talks about her role as dean, her career in international policy and what provides her with happiness as she walks her bike along the beautiful Al Buehler Trail, which is steps from the Sanford School.</p><p>This is part of the Sanford School’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN185lF16gb_hRg4jODJDhyisGK1Ktxui">“20 Questions” series of interviews</a> with school faculty and leaders.</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/02/trek-sanford-dean-judith-kelley Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:00:08 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Buildings & Grounds|Faculty|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/01/short-walk-ken-rogerson-and-his-viola <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>During a short walk on the campus of Meredith College, Duke public policy professor Ken Rogerson answers 20 questions about his work and life and shares a little of his talent on the viola. In addition to his faculty role, Rogerson is a member of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra.</p><p>Rogerson directs academics for the Sanford School's renowned MPP program. Ken is the perfect choice for this role: he loves students, and he is passionate about helping them succeed. Before his current role, Rogerson was</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2024/01/short-walk-ken-rogerson-and-his-viola Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:01:11 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy|Faculty|Music|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/duke-senior-named-schwarzman-scholar-graduate-study-china Durham resident Sejal Mayer-Patel will study global affairs in China Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/duke-senior-named-schwarzman-scholar-graduate-study-china Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:37:45 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Asian and Middle Eastern Studies|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/11/duke-senior-alumnus-win-mitchell-scholarships National award provides year of graduate study in Ireland Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/11/duke-senior-alumnus-win-mitchell-scholarships Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:06:46 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences