{"id":2926,"date":"2021-10-15T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2022-06-27T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:02:37","slug":"humans-of-duke-sanford-152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/2021\/10\/15\/humans-of-duke-sanford-152\/","title":{"rendered":"Humans of Duke Sanford"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com\/v\/t51.29350-15\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=8ae9d6&amp;_nc_ohc=OMUwJPJYqIgAX9FCrAH&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&amp;oh=00_AT9gcQtpeLg7oQZqVDDAPK-5f1fyoQh1YTboNM8Y60bn8g&amp;oe=62BB2C66\" title=\"\u201cFaculty made so much of a difference in terms of my education\u2026[like] Professor David Gergen, who gave us his experience advising presidents; Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton. It was just a fascinating lecture. One lesson stands out: he said that whenever you\u2019re given the opportunity to speak publicly, take it.\u201d \u00ad\u2013Marc Spooner, PPS \u201896\n\u00a0\n\u201cI learned to think critically. To use evidence, rather than rhetoric, to support my ideas. To do deep, meaningful research, go out in the field, read, talk to people, gather data, and write clearly. All of these skills are still really important to me and help me make decisions every day.\u201d\u00ad\u2013Rachel Spinagotti Spooner, PPS \u201892\n\u00a0\nWatch Marc and Rachel Spooner\u2019s video blog - link in our bio!\n\u00a0\nWant to submit a video blog? E-mail Susan George James skg17@duke.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1070\" alt=\"\u201cFaculty made so much of a difference in terms of my education\u2026[like] Professor David Gergen, who gave us his experience advising presidents; Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton. It was just a fascinating lecture. One lesson stands out: he said that whenever you\u2019re given the opportunity to speak publicly, take it.\u201d \u00ad\u2013Marc Spooner, PPS \u201896\n\u00a0\n\u201cI learned to think critically. To use evidence, rather than rhetoric, to support my ideas. To do deep, meaningful research, go out in the field, read, talk to people, gather data, and write clearly. All of these skills are still really important to me and help me make decisions every day.\u201d\u00ad\u2013Rachel Spinagotti Spooner, PPS \u201892\n\u00a0\nWatch Marc and Rachel Spooner\u2019s video blog - link in our bio!\n\u00a0\nWant to submit a video blog? E-mail Susan George James skg17@duke.edu\" src=\"https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-2927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/humans.sanford.duke.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/245804759_268702961828016_3060777557090732888_n-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaculty made so much of a difference in terms of my education\u2026[like] Professor David Gergen, who gave us his experience advising presidents; Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton. It was just a fascinating lecture. One lesson stands out: he said that whenever you\u2019re given the opportunity to speak publicly, take it.\u201d \u00ad\u2013Marc Spooner, PPS \u201896<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cI learned to think critically. To use evidence, rather than rhetoric, to support my ideas. To do deep, meaningful research, go out in the field, read, talk to people, gather data, and write clearly. All of these skills are still really important to me and help me make decisions every day.\u201d\u00ad\u2013Rachel Spinagotti Spooner, PPS \u201892<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWatch Marc and Rachel Spooner\u2019s video blog &#8211; link in our bio!<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#WhyPublicPolicyMatters #ForverDuke #DukeAlumni #DukeSanfordAlumni #Alumni<br \/>\nWant to submit a video blog? 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