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.
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News
Three Seniors Awarded Hart Fellowship to Address Community Issues
The Hart Fellowship funds recent graduates to engage in 10-months of research and action with organizations addressing complex social, political, and humanitarian issues. Three seniors have been awarded the Hart Fellowship for 2025-2026, a prestigious postgraduate fellowship for recent Duke graduates, offered by the Hart Leadership Program in the Sanford School of Public Policy. After graduation, the new […]
Notes from the Field: Sitting in the Contradictions
Rishab Jagetia La Guajira, Colombia March 10th, 2025 My Hart Fellowship has been a crash course in sitting with the discomfort of contradictions. There are moments when I am surrounded by inexplicable beauty–jagged cliffs hugging the shores of pillowy sand the color of a warm kaleidoscope, sunsets brushing breezy skies with cotton candy streaks. Other […]
Introducing the Patman Political Engagement Project 2025 Fellows
The Hart Leadership Program is pleased to announce the newest Fellows for the Patman Political Engagement Project. These politically-engaged students will spend a year learning about and practicing the art of ethical leadership in democratic society. The Patman Political Engagement Project is designed to inspire and equip future leaders in democracy, offering them avenues for […]