Student Projects
The Hart Leadership Program has a long history of exemplary student work, and we are proud to showcase here a selection of student research projects, internships, and honors theses dating back to 2011. Below, you can explore nearly 400 student projects, filtering by project type, Hart program affiliated with the project, thematic topics, project locations, and project years. The database does not provide the full text of students' projects, but it does provide abstracts of student work wherever available, as well as more information including students' class year and, when applicable, the name of the community partner organization a student worked with to conduct their internship or research. We will continue to expand the database as our students continue conducting phenomenal projects. In the meantime, use the search function below to explore our incredible students' work, and get inspired!
Envisioning a Durham for All: Perspectives on Living, Working and Voting in Durham as a Working Class Person of Color
In 1912 civil rights leader W.E.B, Dubois characterized Durham as a role model for progress both in terms of African American economic development, and relations between African American and white residents. In spite of white resistance, generations of political struggle on the part of African-Americans (as well as local and …
Streamlining the New York City Housing Authority’s Award Process: A Database of Awards
[Abstract not currently available.]
Walking the Line: Following the Route of the Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
What: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is a proposed $5.5 billion, 600-mile pipeline that will transport fracked natural gas from the Marcellus Shale in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania to markets in Virginia and North Carolina. Natural gas is not a source of clean energy; methane is 86-100x more powerful …
A Compilation of Newsletters on the Relationship Between Socially Determined Health and Education, Food Systems, and Housing
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. My final …
A Report on Identity in Politics in the Summer Research Initiative
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. The Identity …
An Analysis of the Impact of a Clinton Presidency on Legislative, Energy, and Healthcare Issues
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. [Abstract not …