Duke Center for International Development (DCID)

08/13/2026

Meet Kevin Eberle, a graduate student studying international development policy at Duke Sanford. This summer, Kevin worked as an Inter-Agency Coordination Intern at UNHCR’s Jordan Country Office in Amman, Jordan.

He helped refugees make decisions about their futures by communicating the funding status of services available at the refugee camps, and spent time in the camps, interviewing residents to truly understand how camp services impact their well-being. He also contributed to reports advocating for additional funding to ensure refugees have uninterrupted access to electricity and other critical services.

How did he land this internship? Kevin credits the Duke Sanford Career Services team for encouraging him to wait for the right opportunity, opening the door to this internship, and supporting him through the application process.

Kevin’s advice for students looking for internships: lean on your connections. He recommends reaching out to former employers, professional relationships, contacts made at networking events, and Duke Sanford Career Services.

08/11/2026

Welcome to Duke!

Day 1 of MIDP orientation ✔️

Our newest Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) fellows begin their Duke chapter this week. The cohort includes 20 students from 13 countries, with an average of 8.5 years of professional experience.

Welcome to Sanford!

08/10/2026

Please join us in welcoming our newest cohort of Rotary International Peace Fellows to the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center!

This year, we’re excited to welcome 11 Fellows representing 10 countries across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eurasia. They bring an incredible range of professional experience—from humanitarian relief, governance, and human rights to public health, security, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, community development, and inclusive development.

Later this month, five fellows will begin their master's program in international development policy at the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy. At UNC-CH, six fellows will enroll in programs across the university at UNC Curriculum in Global Studies, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and UNC Department of American Studies (Folklore).

We’re so glad to have them as part of our community and look forward to learning from their experiences and supporting their journeys.

Welcome, Fellows!

Rotary Peace Centers

08/07/2026

"Opportunity is not just an amorphous thing. It has to be built. It needs its own infrastructure."

Professor Anirudh Krishna shares what Jamaica, Kenya and Estonia can teach India about rebuilding opportunity for Gen Z.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-06/india-s-cockroach-protests-expose-government-failure-to-create-opportunities?

A new book argues that countries become exceptional by building systems that match talent with opportunity.

08/06/2026

07/17/2026

How do you conduct a list experiment to study corruption and other sensitive topics? What are best practices for designing surveys that measure governance and citizen feedback?

In two new videos for the SAGE Research Methods: Doing Survey Research collection, Edmund Malesky shares his expertise in survey methodology and governance research. The Sage Publications collection helps students and researchers build practical research skills through guidance from leading experts.

Learn more: https://duke.is/malesky-sage-research

07/14/2026

What does Vietnam's next phase of economic development look like?
In this new Foreign Affairs article, Duke's Edmund Malesky and Viktoria Zlomanova examine Vietnam's growth strategy.

Edmund Malesky and Viktoria Zlomanova discuss Vietnam’s new growth model, which “uses centralized political authority to support private-sector expansion, technological improvement, and integration into global markets.”
https://fam.ag/44inyqw

07/13/2026

Congratulations to Lisa Moreau on being selected as a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar!

The Fulbright Program appointment will bring her to the Department of Civil Society at Charles University in the Czech Republic, where she will teach a Project Management for NGOs graduate course, co-develop research utilization seminars for doctoral candidates, and lead Systems Thinking workshops for nonprofit professionals and students.

Read more: https://dcid.sanford.duke.edu/news/lisa-moreau-receives-2026-27-fulbright-us-scholar-award/