Systematic Failures: What Can an Intern Do?
Published by James Zheng Hello, world! My name’s James, and I am part of the (virtual) DukeEngage program in Washington D.C. I’m currently working …
Read moreParaguay’s Initial COVID-19 Response: Relatively Successful? Yes. Flawless? No.
Published by Austin Connors For this week’s DukeEngage reflection, we were asked to discuss an article that questions a common narrative related to our …
Read moreOrienting Towards the Unknown: Post-Pandemic Paraguay (PPP)
Published by Austin Connors COVID-19 is an unforeseen humanitarian crisis. It affects livelihoods of people across the socioeconomic spectrum by compromising established systems: economic, …
Read moreInnovations and Repercussions
Published by Ketty Bai “I belong to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of your skin. We now …
Read morePlaying the Long Game: The Slow Pace of Nonprofit Work
Published by Rebecca Torrence I’ve always been a highly motivated person. I like to get things done, and I like to get them done …
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The Importance of Advocacy
Published by Jessica Marlow “You are all part of the top 10 percent. You do know that right?” An uncomfortable silence descends. We look …
Read moreCutting-Edge Science Meets Policy in Gaithersburg, MD
Published by Kyle Harvey, kph18@duke.edu DukeEngage in D.C. has been a unique experience so far. With most everyone in the cohort interning at a different …
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Freedom to Run
Published by Nima Mohammadi I love to run. It gives me the chance to collect myself and my thoughts over the events of the …
Read moreWorking at Sonke
Published by Akahne Philpot (This blog is from the Summer of 2016.) For the past several weeks I have been working at Sonke Gender …
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Up Close and Very Personal
Published by Emma Rose (This blog is the Summer of 2016.) When I accepted my internship with the Council for Children’s Rights back in …
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