
B.N. Duke Scholarship Program

B.N. Duke Scholars excel academically and demonstrate commitment to civic engagement. Scholars work collaboratively to build communities and solve problems on and off campus. To put this commitment into action, rising sophomores complete the Carolina Summer of Service (CSOS) project. Established in 1986, the B.N. Duke Scholarship is named in honor of Benjamin N. Duke, who funded scholarships to equip North and South Carolina students to “think for themselves and become leaders in the highest and best things in life.”
Spotlight on Chloe Decker
Chloe is a senior majoring in Public Policy, minoring in History, and pursuing a certificate in Child Policy Research. She spent a semester studying and working in Washington, D.C., a summer studying global policy in Italy and Switzerland, and a senior year working on a capstone project through the Child and Family Policy Center that analyzes how different North Carolina counties have mobilized their opioid settlement funds. Through support from Duke’s Career Center, the Hart Leadership Program, and the Office of University Scholars and Fellows, Chloe interned at the Brookings Institution, the NC Department of Justice, and the US Department of Commerce. After she graduates from Duke, Chloe plans to attend law school and pursue a legal career advocating on behalf of consumers, workers, and small businesses in the Southeastern United States.
Dr. Ken Rogerson, Faculty Director
Ken Rogerson is is Professor of the Practice at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy, and former Research Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke University. He is currently the Director of Graduate Studies for the Sanford Master's of Public Policy Program and the Director of Duke's Policy Journalism and Media Studies Certificate Program. He has served as chair of the American Political Science Association’s Information Technology and Politics Section and the International Studies Association's International Communication Section.