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Meet our 2020 Service Opportunities in Leadership Students
Even amid social distancing restrictions, 18 Duke undergrads are working on virtual summer projects through Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL), a signature component of the Hart Leadership Program.
Announcing the winners of the “Why Vote?” Video Challenge
The Hart Leadership Program is excited to announce the results of the first "Why Vote?" Video Challenge.
Announcing the 2020-21 Hart Fellows
From an outstanding pool of applicants, two graduating seniors — Tyler Kopp and Sujal Manohar — were selected as this year’s Hart Fellows.
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The Hart Leadership Program challenges students to practice the art of leadership in public life. What is the art? Lao-Tzu said it with minimal words: “With the best of leaders, when the work is done, the project completed, the people all say, ‘Amazing. We did it ourselves.'” It’s taking on challenging work in groups, organizations, institutions and social systems–the kind of work that usually takes people beyond their comfort zones. It requires courage, but it also builds it. It tests us and forms us. It helps us discover who we really are, and what we are capable of doing together, when we locate common purpose. It’s about learning to ask big questions, and then hard questions. It’s an art where groups become the unit of transformation, and where the right questions have the power to generate far more engagement and endurance than easy answers ever would.
Service Opportunities In Leadership
SOL is an intensive 12-month leadership program for Duke undergraduates that combines academic study, research service learning, mentoring, and leadership training.
The Hart Fellowship Program
The Hart Fellowship Program offers recent Duke graduates ten-month fellowships with domestic and international community-based organizations.
Research Service-Learning Pathway
The RSL Pathway fuses research, service and critical reflection with core public policy courses.
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“Tony Brown came from the corporate world to become a Professor of the Practice at Sanford School of Public Policy in 1993. Tony’s approach centers on action-oriented learning that produces real results and challenges students to define their own moral fiber and values.”
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HLP students receive Duke leadership awards
Several current and former Hart Leadership Program-affiliated students won awards recognizing their achievements in leadership and service. Duke's annual "In The Spotlight" ceremony showcases individuals and organizations, nominated by members of the Duke community, whose influence has made a significant impact on University life and beyond. The students were honored at a ceremony on April…