Laidlaw Scholars
The Laidlaw Scholars Program is a 24-month leadership development program for students in their first and second years
Fall 2026 Courses
Fall 2026 Courses
The Hart Leadership Program is offering a wide selection of courses for the upcoming fall semester, including new ones haven't seen before!
The Hart Leadership Program is offering a wide selection of courses for the upcoming fall semester. Check out the full list and reserve a spot today!
Fall 2026 Courses
The Hart Leadership Program is offering a wide selection of courses for the upcoming fall semester, including new ones haven't seen before!
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.
Upcoming Events
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News
HLP Professor and Students Attend National Civic Engagement Conference
In March, Professor Alexandra Zagbayou and former Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) Fellows Mike Ramos (T’26) and Annabel Tang (T’27) attended the Campus Compact conference in Chicago, IL. Campus Compact, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to higher education civic and community engagement, empowers colleges and universities to advance their civic mission and address complex social […]
Former Hart Leadership Program Associate Director Publishes Civic Identity Research
Dr. Lalita Kaligotla, Associate Director of the Hart Leadership Program from 2019 to 2021, recently published an article in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement on the development of student civic identity in higher education. Now an Associate Clinical Professor and the Senior Director of Leadership, Policy Engagement and Innovation at The Ohio State […]
Duke Sophomore Appointed to Laidlaw Scholars Advisory Board
Ashley Gutierrez-Torres, a Duke University sophomore and 2025-2026 Laidlaw Scholar, has been selected to join the Laidlaw Scholars Advisory Board. In January 2025, Hart Leadership Program welcomed its first cohort to the Laidlaw Scholars Research and Leadership Program, a prestigious 24-month leadership development program that combines training in community-engaged research and immersive practice in ethical […]