The Hart Fellowship funds recent graduates to engage in 10-months of research and action with organizations addressing complex social, political, and humanitarian issues. Three seniors have been awarded the Hart Fellowship for 2025-2026, a prestigious postgraduate fellowship for recent Duke graduates, offered by the Hart Leadership Program in the Sanford School of Public Policy. After graduation, the new […]
Duke University senior and ’24 Patman Fellow Jenna Smith has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, one of 32 recipients selected from 865 applicants across the U.S. Smith had previously spent her Patman summer interning the Innocence Project in New York, which the Hart Leadership Program featured as one of the student profiles this past […]
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 […]
Gun violence is a collective issue that affects every American, particularly young people in schools and on college campuses. In a recent article for The Chronicle, Andrew Sun (SOL Fellow ’22) and his co-author Alexander Denza issue a call to action for students to rise up and advocate for change. Sun, along with a collective […]
The Hart Leadership Program is pleased to announce the selection of new fellows for SOL – the Service Opportunities in Leadership Program. These promising students have been chosen through a competitive application process and will embark on a transformative journey in the program this spring. The new SOL students will dive in with a spring […]
The Hart Leadership Program is pleased to announce the selection of new fellows for the Leadership in Arts Policy Internship – LAPI Program. These thoughtful students have been chosen through a competitive application process and will embark on a transformative journey in the program this year. Fellows in the Leadership in Arts Policy program will […]