Spring 2024
Welcome to the new site of the Sanford Journal of Public Policy, a forum for examining policy trends and proposing thoughtful solutions to pressing issues.
As policy students, we set out to describe, analyze and solve problems. The Sanford Journal welcomes the lively exchange of insights and innovations to understand and address current policy challenges. This spring, a series of pieces will focus on the implications of the 2023 United States Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action programs in college admissions.
In addition to student writing, we’re excited to have launched two new initiatives and a new website design and location since the fall of 2023. Check out our student-run podcast, and workshop series with journalism faculty from Duke’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. On our new Duke-hosted Sanford Journal website, we’ve moved over more than a decade of articles and opinion pieces from the former site. The university platform offers greater visibility and connection with the Duke community as well as in-house technical support and resources.
We would love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you’re thinking about current policy and upcoming issues and solutions to consider. Duke MPP and MIDP students can submit pieces throughout the year. At this time of national and global uncertainty, we’re dedicated to offering a place beyond the classroom to engage with complex decisions we will face as policymakers.
Anna Hallahan and Laura Streitfeld, Co-Editors in Chief