Spring 2006 TERRY SANFORD Duke University INSTITUTE OF Inside 2/ Payne leaving Institute PUBLIC POLICY 5/ New members join BOV 8/ Where’s FEMA’s home? 11/ Effects of older students 14/ Faculty honors 15/ Alumni news Focus Students present Economists, management profs health research to join PPS faculty in fall ’06 to state, federal our new faculty members will come on Jim provide the right balance of federal and policymakers board this fall, including economists state experience to build on the pioneering F Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat and Marc contributions that Art Spengler made to our Health policy students at both the Bellemare, and professors of the practice program.” Spengler ended his Duke teaching Thomas Taylor and James Johnson. stint this spring after seven years with the graduate and undergraduate level “I am extremely enthusiastic about these Institute. (See story, page 4). presented their research directly to appointments,” said Institute Director Bruce Ananat will join the Institute faculty as an federal,state and local policymakers Kuniholm. “In every case they were the top assistant professor of PPS, with a secondary ap- this spring, on current issues such as candidates in the search. Liz and Marc, while pointment in Duke’s economics department. reauthorization of the Ryan White newly minted PhDs, are extremely bright and She is completing a PhD in economics at the CARE Act, insurance premium assis- well qualified and will make excellent col- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. tance under the N.C. Medicaid pro- leagues who, right off the bat, will make signifi- She has conducted research on the effect of gram and improved health care for cant contributions to our program. Tom and racial segregation on city out- (Please see page 10) uninsured Durham residents. The projects gave students opportunities to WILSON YORK affect significant Graduation 2006 policies, as well as to prepare for a real working environ- ment, said Kathryn Whetten, associate professor of PPS and director of Duke’s Center for Health Policy. Sixteen undergrads in Whetten’s health policy class traveled to Washington, D.C., on March 6 to make a 15-minute presentation to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Educa- tion, Labor and Pensions (HELP) about the Ryan White Act, which was created to assist low-income people with HIV. The students gave the committee, led by Chairman Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and ranking member Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), an over- view of the act,made recommenda- tions on how to allocate future funding, Lanier McRee, left, and Liz Clasen were congratulated by Professor Sunny Ladd for winning the 2006 MPP and responded to (Please see page 10) Outstanding Student Award. For more graduation news and photos, please see pages 6-7. InstituteUpdates Long-time PPS faculty member Sanford News Briefs Carville stops at Sanford • Political Payne takes position in New York consultant James Carville answered questions from an audience of about 200 MEGAN MORR MEGAN people in Rubenstein Hall March 4, in an ublic Policy Lecturer Bruce Payne, a informal session organized by the founding member of the Sanford Institute’s DeWitt Wallace Center for P Institute faculty, concluded his 35- Media and Democracy. DeWitt Director year Duke University teaching career this Ellen Mickiewicz moderated. spring to accept the position of executive Carville was Bill Clinton’s campaign director of the Shelley and Donald Rubin manager during the 1992 presidential Foundation in New York City. election. Today,he is a political commen- “Bruce has been a valuable colleague to tator providing insight “from the left” on us for many years and we deeply appreciate CNN programs, including “The Situation his inspired and far-reaching contributions as Room.” He was formerly co-host of Cross- a teacher, mentor and program director,” said fire, CNN’s political debate program. Alma Blount, director of the Institute’s Hart Carville has also used his expertise at the Leadership Program (HLP). “He has been a international level, consulting for a num- formative influence on untold numbers of ber of foreign leaders. undergraduates, many of whom have formed lifelong friendships with him. At Duke, Student research published • Papers Bruce Payne is a legend.” written by graduating MPP students Laura Current and former students and col- Duke,Adam Karson and Justin Wheeler leagues attended a farewell roast/toast event and JD-MA candidate Matthew Wolfe in Payne’s honor on May 11. Many spoke of were among the 10 selected for publica- his influence on their lives and his ability to tion in the 2006 edition of the Journal of connect with and inspire students. Professor of PPS and Law Joel Fleishman pres- Public and International Affairs (JPIA). JPIA In his new position, Payne will work close- ents a parting gift to Professor of the Practice is a scholarly journal sponsored by the ly with the Rubin Museum of Art, which is Bruce Payne, whom he recruited to the Institute Association of Professional Schools of principally focused on the art of the Hima- in 1971 to teach ethics courses. International Affairs (APSIA) and Princeton’s layas. He plans to develop collaborative ini- Woodrow Wilson School. It exclusively tiatives with colleges and universities and will long program combined a full academic publishes the work of graduate students. be involved in the foundation’s work on civil course load and intense discussions with The Sanford Institute’s Contributing liberties, at-risk children, AIDS and educa- attendance at dozens of plays, operas, dance JPIA Editor Art Seavey, a first-year MPP tion. The foundation also will sponsor his performances and gallery exhibits, as well as student, solicited 15 papers from Sanford ongoing seminar exploring the ethical and conversations with artists, philanthropists authors and submitted four for consider- political dimensions of theater in New York. and others. Since its inception, 173 Duke ation during the annual JPIA Reading “We heartily congratulate Bruce on his undergraduates have participated in LANY. Weekend at Princeton Feb.10-12. Nine- new job,” said Institute Director Bruce “For all the eager anticipation I feel about teen peer institutions participated in Kuniholm. “This position seems to be an these new tasks,” Payne said, “I know that no Reading Weekend. The topics of the win- excellent fit for Bruce’s talents and skills.” work is likely to match the satisfaction I’ve ning Sanford articles focused on domes- Payne was recruited to Duke in 1971 by had in so many close teaching relationships tic policy issues in education and mater- Joel Fleishman, then director of the Institute, over these past 35 years. Phone calls and nal and infant health care. to introduce ethics into the public policy cur- e-mails from former students are a constant riculum. Payne was interested in broad part of my life, and so are meetings with Global health • Graduating MPP stu- themes of leadership development, and want- them over meals, or during intermissions, or, dents Sarah Scheening, Loren Becker ed to attract students from across disciplines. these days, for tea at the museum.” and Maggie Korgoren, along with David Since 1972, Payne has taught “Policy Choice “But my appointment at the Rubin Foun- Edwards from Duke Medical School, as Value Conflict (PPS 116),” which remains dation will give me the opportunity to extend presented a poster on their experiences the core ethics course for the PPS major. the work of Leadership and the Arts far in Geneva in the Institute’s Global Health Payne was the founding director of HLP beyond the confines of Duke. I look forward Fellows Program during the Global and served three years in that role, remaining to putting into practice some of what I have Health Symposium and 75th anniversary a core member of the HLP faculty thereafter. been teaching about ethics, leadership and celebration of the Medical School April In 1996, Payne launched an HLP experi- the importance of the arts in American life.” 17-18. ential learning program, Leadership and the Arts in New York (LANY). The semester- 2 Sanford Institute’s Public Policy Focus UPDATES Majors Union building community Two join Sanford by Kirran Syed development office PS Majors Union Co-presidents David “CareerTalk” discussions where students The Sanford Institute now Gastwirth and Sarah Thorpe spent heard alumni and professors speak about has its own development P their year in office working to create how to break into certain fields. office,headed by Robert an identity and sense of community for pub- “David’s enthusiasm and planning helped Wright. Wright had been lic policy undergraduates. The Majors Union, bring students together with policymakers working on the Institute’s the official representative voice of under- and professors,” said Jay Hamilton, professor behalf since October 2004 graduates at the Institute, has organized of PPS and director of undergraduate studies. in his position as a senior an array of events and interactions intend- “I was particularly impressed by the events in major gifts officer with the Arts & Sciences ed to connect students with the Institute’s Washington that David organized in the sum- development office. He began working full- resources. mer of 2005. He arranged student dinners time on Institute fundraising this spring. “The nature of public policy is such that with Rep. David Price and FCC Commis- Previously, Wright was vice president students can do more together than they sioner Kevin Martin.” Price is a PPS adjunct for institutional planning and develop- ever could on their own,” Gastwirth said. faculty member, and Martin is an alumnus of ment at the National Humanities Center in “By creating a sense of community, you the Sanford master’s degree program. Research Triangle Park and associate direc- allow students to link up with each other The union also used Institute events to tor of Duke’s Capital Campaign for the Arts and leverage the resources of the Sanford reinforce the independent identity of the & Sciences and Engineering from 1986- Institute.” undergraduate major.