Guest post by Catherine Flowers | 2017 Practitioner in Residence at Duke Human Rights Center@FHI I was fortunate to have parents that were activists who imparted many lessons about civic engagement that are still impactful today. In my current work as an environmental justice activist, I have employed many of those lessons. From them I […]
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Political Participation Boot Camp
Deliver your message. Contact your elected officials. Direct action and protest. Equipping students with the skills to be Active Citizens RSVP: tierney.pretzer@duke.edu
Engaging Controversy with Civility
It goes without saying that it has been a hard summer. While students were away and the campus turned quiet, the world we live in was filled with tragedy, conflict and uncertainty. The events of Minneapolis, Baton Rouge and Dallas were heartbreaking and yet felt all too familiar. In response to these events, the Duke […]
Does civic engagement have a branding problem?
Last week, in a much-discussed Duke Chronicle opinion column, “DukeEngage has a branding problem,” sophomore Katie Becker, a DukeEngage alumna, lamented that the university’s largest civic engagement program has become simply a one-off summer activity and a positive branding opportunity for Duke rather than a meaningful, ethical experience whose impacts extend into the school year. Several […]