Laidlaw Scholars
The Laidlaw Scholars Program is a 24-month leadership development program for students in their first and second years
Hart Leadership Program
The Hart Leadership Program challenges students to practice the art of leadership in public life. Through academic courses, experiential learning programs, community-based research, and co-curricular initiatives, students develop their own frameworks for leadership and work alongside others toward a common purpose.
Our Experiential Learning Programs
Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL)
SOL is an intensive 12-month leadership program for Duke undergraduates that combines academic study, research service learning, mentoring, and leadership training.
Leadership in Arts Policy Internship (LAPI)
LAPI provides funding for sophomores and juniors of any major to complete an internship at the intersection of leadership and creativity.
Patman Political Engagement Project
The Patman Political Engagement Project is open to students in their junior year, regardless of major, who are interested in political leadership, broadly defined.
Hart Fellowship
The Hart Fellowship is a 10-month postgraduate fellowship for recent graduates of Duke.
News
Applications Open for the 2025-2026 Hart Fellowship!
Applications are now open for the Hart Fellowship – 10 months of funding and mentorship for recent Duke graduates to conduct community-based research in the US or abroad. The Hart Fellowship offers recent Duke graduates an opportunity to partner with organizations addressing complex social, political, and humanitarian issues. Hart Fellows produce community-based research […]
Duke Senior Jenna Smith Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Duke University senior and ’24 Patman Fellow Jenna Smith has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, one of 32 recipients selected from 865 applicants across the U.S. Smith had previously spent her Patman summer interning the Innocence Project in New York, which the Hart Leadership Program featured as one of the student profiles this past […]
A Summer of Meaning: HLP Summer Programs in Review
This summer, the Hart Leadership Program supported thirty-four Duke students conducting community-engaged internships, projects, and research on important social, political, and humanitarian issues. From registering voters in Durham to working on freedom of speech in Kashmir, these HLP students have made an impact with their work, while developing their own capacity for ethical leadership […]