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June 2022

Dean Judith Kelley reflects on 50 years of public policy at Duke.

Dean's Message

Dean Judith Kelley talks about the importance of celebrating our 50th year and the impact of the Sanford School in this video. Read more here.

ALUMNI EVENTS

These upcoming events are in person; some may have a virtual option.

Talking Politics on the Roof
June 9 @ 6 pm EDT
Rooftop Terrace of Duke in DC office, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

DC area alumni, please join us to gather with fellow alumni and enjoy the spectacular views from the Duke in DC rooftop terrace. Professor Deondra Rose, Director of Polis: Center for Politics, will be on hand to chat about how Sanford is utilizing political research, distinguished practitioners and a dose of fun to foster rich political discourse to help a new generation of leaders find on-ramps to public service. Register here.

Alumni Celebration Honoring Donna Dyer
June 22 @ 4:30 pm - 7 pm EDT
Boxyard, 900 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park

Sanford Development and Alumni Relations invites alumni to honor Assistant Dean of Career Services Donna Dyer PPS'78, who has been guiding students through career decisions since 1997. Join us at RTP’s Boxyard, a shipping container restaurant and entertainment venue. We will meet for drinks and pizza and share Donna stories from the past two decades as we honor her on the occasion of her retirement. Register here.

Can’t join us in person? Send your good wishes on our Kudoboard.

To explore more virtual events from this semester, visit the Sanford and Duke Alumni Association Forever Learning YouTube channels.

HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Fund

Don't forget to make your gift to the Sanford Annual Fund before the end of our fiscal year on June 30th! Your support has an immediate impact on our school's ability to provide necessary financial resources to our students. Make your gift here today.

ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni Profile:
Jennifer Yam PPS'14

As part of the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, Jen Yam PPS’14 worked to expand opportunities for minority and women owned businesses to win contracts from the city. With two Duke alumni friends, she also saw a need, and helped create the Duke Asian Alumni Alliance. Read her story here.

Sanders Adu PPS’94 (center) is co-chair of the Black Alumni Collective board and of the conference held at Duke this spring.

Black Alumni Collective Conference at Duke

The Black Alumni Collective connects black alumni from colleges and universities across the country to work together through civic engagement, economics and advocacy. Sanders Adu PPS’94 is co-chair of the board and of the conference held at Duke on April 28-May1. Sanford alumni speakers included Natalie Lamarque PPS’98, Paul Brathwaite MPP’92 and Blayne Alexander’08, who holds a PJMAS certificate.

Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards

Four public policy graduates from the class of 2022 have received Fulbright awards to teach English abroad during the 2022-2023 academic year. They are Sydney Gaviser, Spain, Julia Murphy, Taiwan, Georgia Price, South Korea and Emil Zakarian, Bulgaria.

ALUMNI NOTES

Read the most recent alumni notes here.
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