
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 Garrett Simons
Garrett Simons is a sophomore at Duke studying political science with a concentration in international relations. His favorite course so far at Duke is Foreign Policy of the United States, which was so interesting during a time of significant change. He enjoys listening to visiting guest speakers at Duke through the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy and Alexander Hamilton Society, and playing club golf. After graduating from Duke, he hopes to work in policymaking in Washington D.C. for a few years and then go to law school.
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.