“I am from Liberia. I worked in finance there [for a project that ensures that the national budget is made available to promote transparency and accountability.] It was hard at first, when I came to Duke. I had to adapt to everything: the language, the environment and the weather! (Our Read more

“I grew up in Toledo. My grandparents were huge Duke fans. I walked on the football team here. Yeah, I played in high school, was a linebacker. I got hurt last year, a back injury, so since then I’ve been an undergraduate assistant coach. And we had a guy go Read more

“When I finally got an offer for a summer internship, I ran to Ken Rogerson’s office. I opened the door and made him stop whatever he was doing to tell him all about the education-oriented venture capital firm in the Bay Area I would be working at. He asked how Read more

“My favorite moments in Sanford are the ones right after I walk out of class. I find that many of the conversations begun in class are too thought-provoking to stop talking about as soon as class is dismissed. When I’m walking down Towerview discussing innovative ideas to get good people Read more