This summer, the Hart Leadership Program supported thirty-four Duke students conducting community-engaged internships, projects, and research on important social, political, and humanitarian issues. From registering voters in Durham to working on freedom of speech in Kashmir, these HLP students have made an impact with their work, while developing their own capacity for ethical leadership […]

The Hart Leadership Program is pleased to announce the selection of new fellows for the Patman Political Engagement Project. These politically-engaged students have been chosen through a competitive application process and will embark on a transformative journey in the program this spring. The Patman Political Engagement Project is designed to inspire and equip future leaders […]

The Hart Leadership Program is accepting applications for the Patman Political Engagement Project (PEP). Jointly administered by Hart and POLIS: A Center for Politics, the Patman Political Engagement Project inspires and prepares future leaders in democracy and provides them pathways to meaningful participation, contributing to more diverse and inclusive political representation at all levels in […]

Map with a headshot of Khilan Walker inside a location marker pinned to New York City

2023 Patman Political Engagement Project (PEP) Fellow and 2022 Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) Fellow Khilan Walker is featured in Duke Today’s summer writing initiative, “Duke Diary Dispatches.” Khilan will be sharing a series of blog posts this summer as he completes his PEP internship in partnership with Sanctuary for Families in New York City, […]

Headshots of the 2023 PEP fellows

The Hart Leadership Program is excited to announce our Patman Political Engagement Project (PEP) fellows’ summer work. As part of the PEP experience, PEP fellows receive a summer stipend to conduct politically-engaged thesis research or internships. The 2023 PEP Fellows are putting their minds to work on a diverse array of political themes. Elizabeth Berenguer […]

Former PEP fellow, Jeremy Carballo Pineda (PPS ’22)  published an interview with Grammy-nominated musician and former Durham Councilman, Pierce Freelon.  In the article, published by the IndyWeek Newspaper, Pineda Carballo interviews Freelon about his Grammy nomination for his children’s album Black to the Future as well as the local influences that impacted Freelon’s development, not […]