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To me, freedom means being able to live authentically by embracing all of the magnificent things that make us who we are. By embracing ourselves wholly, we gain a greater appreciation for the human experience. Because at the end of the day, we are more alike than not and can create something truly beautiful when we come together in service of one another. n

Brandy Chieco is an assistant director of marketing and communications at Duke University and a freelance lettering artist and designer. She is a wife and mother, and she considers her two young boys to be her greatest creations.

OUTRAGEOUS AMBITIONS:

50 Years and Counting

FIFTY YEARS AGO, Terry Sanford persuaded Joel Fleishman to establish a public policy program at Duke. Together, they championed this new field applying multiple disciplines to crucial social issues. Fleishman established a leading undergraduate major and graduate programs that combine rigorous analytic training with real-life experience.

“Public policy analysis does not limit itself to describing a public problem. It requires people to think about how to solve problems,” says Fleishman.

Today, the Sanford School of Public Policy is led by Judith Kelley, its first female dean. Under Dean Kelley, the school is launching a new Master of National Security Policy program, new programs in cyber and tech policy and new initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Public policy was a trailblazer in interdisciplinary scholarship, now one of Duke’s hallmarks. Our singular goal at the Sanford School is to make the world a better place,” says Kelley. These values and practices will continue to carry the Sanford School forward into the next 50 years.

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