Duke Hart Leadership Program

A Summer of Meaning: HLP Summer Programs in Review

From the Archives to Community: Sophia Chimbanda ‘23

Spring 2025 courses

Hart Fellow 2010-11 Karmel Wong sits with a group of four women wearing richly colored saris and bindis.

Hart Fellow 2021-22 Kemunto Okindo smiles at the camera. Behind her, a sunset over the hills of Rwanda is visible.

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 Vision

2016 SOL/PEP student Lance Tran sits with a crowd at a Black Lives Matter protest, holding up signs with Black Lives Matter slogans including #API4BlackLives.

2019 SOL fellow Allison Bunker protests with a large group of other members of the Sunrise Movement.

Our Experiential Learning Programs

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Laidlaw Scholars

The Laidlaw Scholars Program is a 24-month leadership development program for students in their first and second years

Annabel Tang and another person are posing in front of a mural. Bottom left corner says "Annabel Tang, SOL '24"

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.

Sophia Yost stands in front of an art exhibit. The Bottom right corner reads "Sophia Yost, LAPI '24"

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.

A young woman stands in from of a presentation screen while speaking into a microphone and holding a tablet. Bottom left corner reads "Jenna Smith, Patman '24"

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.