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From Cold Call to Speech Writer: How One Scholar Took a Chance to Make an Impact

November 30, 2023 Comments Off on From Cold Call to Speech Writer: How One Scholar Took a Chance to Make an Impact

Andrew Sun (Robertson ’25) loves math. “There’s beauty in there being a proof of something as objectively truthful, which almost never holds true in politics.” Politics are his other love…

Three Scholars Find Their Way to One “Flexible” Med School

November 15, 2023 Comments Off on Three Scholars Find Their Way to One “Flexible” Med School

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is dedicated to cultivating a community of innovation by bringing medical students from a variety of disciplines together in one place. Their…

Duke Justice Project: Exploring Collaboration on the Robertson Express

November 2, 2023 Comments Off on Duke Justice Project: Exploring Collaboration on the Robertson Express

“One thing I love is cross-campus collaboration, so I’m always over at UNC.” Jenna Smith is a Class of 2025 Robbie based at Duke, and is Co-President of the Duke…

EDM, Consulting, & Leadership: A Unique Summer Experience

October 5, 2023 Comments Off on EDM, Consulting, & Leadership: A Unique Summer Experience

Patrick Li (Robbie ’25) is fresh off of his Exploration Summer – an eight-week immersion where he blended his passion for EDM (electronic dance music) and consulting, resulting in a…

Exploring the Both/And: A Uniquely Robertson Experience

September 21, 2023 Comments Off on Exploring the Both/And: A Uniquely Robertson Experience

“Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays basically look the same – I’m at UNC full time in class. But Tuesdays and Thursday’s I’ve got physical training at Duke at 6am. I’m basically…

Jamaica Recognizes Robertson Scholar for Outstanding Contributions to Country

July 13, 2023 Comments Off on Jamaica Recognizes Robertson Scholar for Outstanding Contributions to Country

Please join us in congratulating Robertson Scholar Tiana Dinham (UNC ’26) on being named a recipient of the 2023 Governor-General’s Achievement Award in her home country of Jamaica. The Governor-General’s…

New Seminar Creates Collaborative Space for Robertson & Morehead-Cain Scholars

June 26, 2023 Comments Off on New Seminar Creates Collaborative Space for Robertson & Morehead-Cain Scholars

“When I first heard of the seminar and the deliverables – creating your own sense of guiding principles – I thought, ‘oh that doesn’t sound hard,’ but it was shockingly…

RSLP Welcomes the Class of 2027

May 4, 2023 Comments Off on RSLP Welcomes the Class of 2027

Chapel Hill & Durham, North Carolina, May 4, 2023 – The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program is thrilled to welcome twenty-six incoming first-year students to the Class of 2027 Scholars. The…

Stepping into Power: New Orleans 2022

August 18, 2022 Comments Off on Stepping into Power: New Orleans 2022

“I spent two hours with a client, helping her pick out a suit for an interview. She came out of the dressing room with the biggest smile and then started…

Being of the Community: A Mindset & Practice

August 8, 2022 Comments Off on Being of the Community: A Mindset & Practice

“We have a Delta diaspora that reaches beyond the borders of the Mississippi Delta into other parts of the country and into other parts of the world. The Robertson Scholars…