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Brian Wright, a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar who will graduate in May with a major in environmental sciences and policy and a certificate in documentary studies. A native of High Point, North Carolina, Wright is currently writing a distinction thesis entitled “Green Democracy: A Case Study of the Center for Environmental Legal Defense Fund”. During the summer of 2005, Wright conducted documentary research on a nomadic family with whom he lived in Bayankhangor, Mongolia . He has also worked at the Conservation Council of North Carolina and at Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment, a Winston-Salem based community activism organization. At Duke, Wright has been active with Project W.I.L.D., serving first as a crew leader and subsequently becoming program director. He is the co-founder of Step into the WILD, a program for local, disadvantaged high school youth led by Duke undergraduate students; the program features team-building activities, rock climbing, and a three-day “outward bound”-style excursion.
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