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 […]
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 […]
Hi! I’m Sarine, and here’s a glimpse of my life as a Hart Fellow in Buenos Aires, Argentina! For my Hart Fellowship, I’m working with Fundación Casa San, a community-based organization in la Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Though la Boca is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city and well known for […]
By Pallavi Bhargava This summer, I spent six weeks in Brussels, Belgium through the Laidlaw Scholars Program, researching how generative AI models trained on human-created, copyrighted music are affecting the music industry and the future of cultural labor. Our team used Spotify as a case study, met with organizations including the European Parliament, Universal Music […]
September was packed with events hosted by the Hart Leadership Program— from ice cream at our Open House to a weekend retreat in the woods and a full-day symposium on public purpose. Here’s what might have been missed (and how to join in next time). HLP Open House (September 3) It was a positively […]
As another year of leadership learning and discovery comes to a close, the Hart Leadership Program is thrilled to celebrate the many accomplishments of our phenomenal students. During Academic Year 2024-2025, students in Hart Leadership Summer Programs—Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL), Patman Political Engagement Project, Leadership in Arts Policy Internship (LAPI), Laidlaw Scholars Research […]