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The Congregation at Duke University Chapel

ADULT FORUM - "An Invitation to the Journey of Mysticism"

Sponsor(s): Congregation at Duke University Chapel and Duke Chapel
Sunday, September 06, 2026
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Westbrook 0012
John H. Armstrong, Author, Mentor, and Minister
A flyer with a dark orange background and swooping stripes in white, yellow, orange, and blue. Text on the flyer explains that SOL is an intensive yearlong experience in community, reflection, academic study, and leadership training with an upcoming information session on Wednesday September 9th

Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) Information Session

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program and Sanford School of Public Policy
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sanford 223, Rhodes Conference Room
Dr. Lucy Ballard
Gwen Carr is sitting in her living room, wearing a cream colored turtle neck and red sweater. She is looking off to the left. Words fill the background. Most notable are Say His Name, Say Her Name, I can't Breathe in white font

Screening: Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner

Sponsor(s): Archive of Documentary Arts, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), and Libraries
Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105
Brad Bailey, Gwen Carr
text: “A Poetic Politics of Shade in Saigon” Erik Harms Yale University; event date, time, location (info in webpage); a photo of a person (Erik Harms); background image of a person hugging a large tree in a grassy urban park

A Poetic Politics of Shade in Saigon

Sponsor(s): Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)
Thursday, September 10, 2026
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
Erik Harms (Yale University)
The Congregation at Duke University Chapel

ADULT FORUM - Adult Christian Education to Deepen Faith and Understanding

Sponsor(s): Congregation at Duke University Chapel and Duke Chapel
Sunday, September 13, 2026
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Westbrook 0012
Pastor Ryan Wilson and Jia Cummings, Divinity School Intern
A Hart Leadership Program open to juniors interested in democracy, civil discourse, and leadership.

Patman Political Engagement Project Information Session

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program, POLIS: Center for Politics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sanford 223, Rhodes Conference Room
students presenting posters and speaking at a table during Public Purpose Symposium 2025, photos on a blue background with white text

Public Purpose Symposium

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program, American Grand Strategy (AGS), DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, POLIS: Center for Politics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Thursday, September 17, 2026
10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Sanford Fleishman Commons
This flyer with a dark blue background shows the headshots of three women Hart Fellows who will facilitate lunchtime roundtable discussions.

Public Purpose Symposium - Lunchtime Roundtable Discussions

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program and Sanford School of Public Policy
Thursday, September 17, 2026
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Facilitated by past Hart Fellows
Innovative Methods for Survey Weighting

SHORT COURSE: Innovative Methods for Survey Weighting

Sponsor(s): Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Thursday, September 17, 2026
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Gross Hall 330
Erin Hartman Associate Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley
Decorative flyer depicting Maria Balinska, white woman with short brown hair and glasses, against a blue background

What Public, What Purpose? 40 Years in International Journalism and Education - Keynote Address

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program, American Grand Strategy (AGS), DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, POLIS: Center for Politics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Thursday, September 17, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Maria Balinska, former Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission
The Congregation at Duke University Chapel

ADULT FORUM - Adult Christian Education to Deepen Faith and Understanding

Sponsor(s): Congregation at Duke University Chapel and Duke Chapel
Sunday, September 20, 2026
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Westbrook 0012
Poster of the documentary and sponsor logos

"Legacy: Apartheid's Shadow": Film Screening and Discussion with Tara Moore

Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Africa Initiative, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Concilium on Southern Africa, History, and International Comparative Studies (ICS)
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Franklin Humanities Institute (location tbd)
The Laidlaw Scholars Research and Leadership Program is a 24-month cohort-based leadership development sequence combining community-engaged research and immersive practice in ethical leadership with two summer experience. Open to 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students of any major. This flyer has a dark blue background and three photos of Laidlaw Scholars engaged in program activities such as speaking into a microphone, presenting on stage at a conference, and posing with a research team.

Laidlaw Scholars Program Information Session

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program and Sanford School of Public Policy
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sanford School -- Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
Dr. Lucy Ballard
Mitt Romney

America 250: The Future of American Democracy with Mitt Romney

Sponsor(s): Sanford School of Public Policy, American Grand Strategy (AGS), Duke Arts, and POLIS: Center for Politics
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Page Auditorium
Mitt Romney
heart with stethoscope graphic

Prescribing Art?

Sponsor(s): Dance Program
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Ruby Lounge
Dr.Sherilynn Black smiling on Duke's campus

Cook Center September Colloquia with Dr.Sherilynn Black

Sponsor(s): Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity (The Cook Center)
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Wellness Center, Room 148
Sherilynn Black
Black and white photo of person with short dark hair and fair skin sitting with their legs crossed. They're holding eyeglasses. They look pensive.

M. Gessen: Hope, Hopelessness & Human Rights in a Time of Autocracy

Sponsor(s): Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Forum for Scholars and Publics, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), International Comparative Studies (ICS), Provost's Office, and Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Page Auditorium
M. Gessen
Disagree Better logo

Disagree Better University Form

Sponsor(s): Provost's Office
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Bryan Center Reynolds Industries Theater
Governors Michelle Lujan Grisham and Mark Gordon, moderator Duke Alumna Judy Woodruff
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Annual Doing Good Employee Giving Campaign

Sponsor(s): Duke Community Affairs
Thursday, October 01, 2026
All Day
Durham, NC
U.S. Rep Jake Auchincloss hosted by Frank Bruni

An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with U.S. Rep Jake Auchincloss

Sponsor(s): Provost's Office, American Grand Strategy (AGS), POLIS: Center for Politics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Monday, October 05, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Bryan Center Reynolds Industries Theater
U.S. Rep Jake Auchincloss, Frank Bruni
Participants at the annual volunteer fair speak with an organization representative

49th Annual Volunteer Fair

Sponsor(s): Duke Community Affairs
Monday, October 19, 2026
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Penn Pavilion
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Women, Youth, and Anti-Colonial Struggle in South Africa’s Exiled Liberation Movements

Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Concilium on Southern Africa, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, History, and International Comparative Studies (ICS)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105
Rachel Sandwell
heart with stethoscope graphic

NeuroArts Blueprint: Research and Policy Roundup

Sponsor(s): Dance Program
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Ruby Lounge
Katherine Mangu-Ward hosted by Frank Bruni

An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with Katherine Mangu-Ward

Sponsor(s): Provost's Office
Monday, October 26, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Penn Pavilion 1
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Frank Bruni
Duke Summer Experiences Fair Flyer, Tuesday, October 27, 1-4 PM

Duke Summer Experiences Fair

Sponsor(s): OUE - Experiential Education, Career Center, Global Education Office for Undergraduates, and Undergraduate Research Support Office
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Penn Pavilion
The Zone of Interest

Film Screening: "Zone of Interest"

Sponsor(s): Center for Jewish Studies
Tuesday, November 03, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
heart with stethoscope graphic

Healing Arts Chicago: Growing the Creative Care Workforce

Sponsor(s): Dance Program
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Ruby Lounge
Eleanor The Great

Film Screening: "Eleanor The Great"

Sponsor(s): Center for Jewish Studies
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
Unearthing Duke Forest Celebration & Tour Presenter

Unearthing Duke Forest Celebration & Tour

Sponsor(s): Duke Forest
Saturday, November 21, 2026
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Duke Forest, Korstian Division
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