As part of the university's mission to put "knowledge in the service of society," Duke in 2007 created a summer program, DukeEngage, which puts undergraduates in service postings around the world, from South Africa to China, Haiti to Vietnam.
This summer DukeEngage inaugurated its Washington, DC, program. The students are working with Rock the Vote to register people, especially young people, in time for the next election. (I am leading the students' weekly seminar, with guest speakers and discussions of scholarly work relating to the history of voting rights.)
The students are blogging about their work here and here.
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