Profiles in Political Science

Two Duke Seniors were awarded American Rhodes Scholarships for the Class of 2016: Jay Ruckelshaus, a Political Science major, and Laura Roberts, a Political Science minor. Roberts is a Global Human Rights Scholar and Lowell Aptman Prize finalist. Ruckelshaus is a Harry S. Truman Scholar and Angier B. Duke Scholar. They were chosen from among 869 applicants at 316 colleges and universities throughout the country, and are the 44th and 45th students in Duke's history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. The scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England.

David Morris, Duke undergraduate majoring in political science, addressed Blue Devil Days where he discussed the varying opportunities available to college students and his particular path of extracurricular involvement.

Duke undergraduate Class of '16 and Schwarzman Scholar, Emma Campbell-Mohn, share her Duke experience and research interests. Campbell-Mohn has already contributed her insights to one major international relations issue: UN peacekeeping missions. She delved into this topic on her thesis, which focused on China’s peacekeeping contributions, and by co-writing an op-ed on where the UN sends peacekeepers with Kyle Beardsley, an associate professor in political science, which appeared in The Jerusalem Post and The News & Observer. Some 10 years after U.S. foreign policy first gripped Campbell-Mohn’s interest, she’s now ready to find a place where she can help shape that strategy. “I want to serve my country and assist in crafting effective foreign policy,” she says, “It is my belief that the United States does, and will continue to, have a positive influence on world affairs.” Read her story on Duke Today, https://today.duke.edu/2016/05/campbellmohn