Multimedia Features
Lectures and Featured Speakers
April 23, 2008: Chelsea Clinton makes campaign
stop at Sanford
With the North Carolina primary approaching on May 6, Chelsea Clinton made a
campaign appearance at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Tuesday on
behalf of her mother, U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. After an introduction
by actor Sean Astin (“Lord of the Rings,” “Goonies”)
Clinton spent more than an hour responding to questions from students, faculty
and others on a wide range of topics including the war in Iraq, college affordability,
health insurance, and America’s role in the world. The event was sponsored
by Duke Democrats. For more, please read the report in the Duke Chronicle.
[podcast
on iTunesU]
March 17, 2008: New
York Times Reporter Stephen Labaton Discusses Effect of 24/7
Internet News Cycle on Investigative Reporting
Labaton, winner of the 2008 Futrell Award for Excellence in Communications and
Journalism, spoke March 17 at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. The Futrell
award is given annually by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy
to honor a Duke alumnus.
[podcast
on iTunesU] [video
podcast on iTunesU]
November 27, 2007: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman discussed the links between political partisanship and economic inequality
Krugman will discuss his new book, Conscience of a Liberal, which calls for new policies to address the nation’s economic inequalities.
[podcast
on iTunesU] [video
podcast on iTunesU]
October 11, 2007: Jeffrey Toobin: Discussed new book with Law School Dean David Levi and Law School Professor Neil Siegel
Author and legal affairs analyst Jeffrey Toobin spoke at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy about his latest book, “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court.”
[podcast
on iTunesU] [video
podcast on iTunesU]
March 29, 2007: “Will American Superpower Have a Second Chance?”
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, will lend his perspective based on years of influence in the field of U.S. foreign policy. Sponsored by the Living History Program at the DeWitt
Wallace Center for Media and Democracy.
[podcast
on iTunesU] [video podcast
on iTunesU]
March 1, 2007: Despite its weaknesses, the United Nations is
the only organization that gets factions and nations to the table, says Shashi
Tharoor, departing under-secretary general for communications and public information
and 2007 Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecturer.
[podcast
on iTunesU] [video podcast
on iTunesU]
Feb. 21, 2007: "Lessons of Hope for a World in Need"
As the 2007 Crown Lecturer in Ethics, Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero
portrayed in the movie Hotel Rwanda, recounted his nightmarish experiences
during the Rwandan genocide and told how he managed to save 1,200 refugees.
Listen to an excerpt from his talk. [mp3](11.48MB)
[podcast
on iTunesU]
Jan. 29, 2007: General calls for decisive
plan of action in Iraq: Speaking to a capacity crowd at the
Sanford Institute for Public Policy on Jan. 29, Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC
(Ret.), gave a sharply critical analysis of both the war in Iraq and the
current administration’s Middle East policy as a whole.
[audio only] [podcast on iTunesU] [video podcast on iTunesU]
Dec. 4, 2006: Ted Turner: Founder of CNN reflects on state of media, the environment and politics in conversation with DeWitt Wallace Center Director Ellen Mickiewicz and journalist Judy Woodruff.
About the Sanford Institute
Why Duke?: Students explain how small class size, engaged faculty, motivated and experienced peers, a strong curriculum, and other features attracted them to the Sanford Institute's MPP Program.
( 7 min.)
MPP Alum: Tim Saintsing, MPP '02
MPP Alum: Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, MPP '93; JD, Harvard, '96
Student Life: PPS junior finds musical, intellectual balance at Duke
MPP Internships: Three graduate students discuss their internship experiences -- one with a North Carolina rural development nonprofit, one in China, and one in Uganda.
About PPS: Students describe what attracted them to the public policy discipline - interdisciplinary studies, opportunities to be creative and engaged.
Leadership: An essential piece of the Sanford public policy education.
Influencing policy: After graduation, Duke alumni make a difference.
Interns: Internship sponsors praise Duke students’ contributions to their organizations.
Terry Sanford: Duke alumna Jennifer Hillman, U.S. International Trade Commissioner, recalls Sanford’s accomplishments.
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