Duke Federal Relations

Welcome to the Duke University Office of Federal Relations website. The Office of Federal Relations represents the university in Washington, D.C. on legislative and regulatory matters of interest to Duke. The issues we follow are varied and range from funding for scientific research and student aid to technology transfer and intellectual property law.

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In the News

DHS to Change Visa Rules for High-Skilled Immigrants - February 03, 2012
Deficit Committee Fails to Reach and Agreement - November 23, 2011
What Does Sequestration Mean for Higher Education? - November 22, 2011
Student Aid Alliance Delivers 100k Signatures to Supercommittee - November 18, 2011
Petition to 'Save Student Aid' Reaches 47k Signatures - November 04, 2011
Obama Announces Student Loan Changes - October 25, 2011
Ed Department Transition to Direct Lending Gets Mixed Reviews at Hearing - October 25, 2011
Coalition Asks Appropriators to Sustain International Education Programs - October 18, 2011
Sixty House Democrats Urge Supercommittee to Protect Investments in Research and Education - October 14, 2011
Secretary Napolitano at Duke: The Future of Homeland Security - October 14, 2011
Rep. Price to Receive Humanities Award at Duke - October 10, 2011
Treasury Official Visits Duke, Defends TARP - October 07, 2011
University Presidents Warn Against "Imprudent" Cuts to Higher Ed - September 21, 2011
Duke IGSP Center for Ethics, Law & Policy Organizes Briefing on Breast Cancer Gene Case - September 02, 2011
DC Digest Special Edition: Debt Ceilling and Deficit Reduction Deal - August 02, 2011
Short-Term Stability, But... - August 01, 2011
Duke Alums Appointed to White House Transparency and Accountability Board - July 29, 2011
NSF Awards $3 Million to Triangle Scientists to Improve Federal Data - July 22, 2011
Court Strikes Down Part of State Authorization Rule - July 15, 2011
Colleges Replacing Loans with No-Pay Grants (Duke mentioned) - July 11, 2011
Students Least Likely to Persist Benefit Most from Extra Financial Aid, Study Finds - July 08, 2011
Senate Version of H.R. 2117 Would Rescind Education Department Regulations - July 06, 2011
Brodhead Highlights Duke Research, Visits with Alumni in Washington - June 17, 2011

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Highlight

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey takes a question during his talk Thursday at Page Auditorium. Professor Peter Feaver looks on. Photo by Les Todd.

Joint Chiefs Chair Praises New Defense Strategy During Talk at Duke

The national defense strategy announced by President Obama in early January will position the United States to respond effectively to military challenges while reshaping the Pentagon budget to better reflect fiscal constraints, General Martin E. Dempsey (G '84), the nation's highest ranking military officer, told a packed audience at Duke University Thursday evening.

The speech capped a day-long campus visit during which he toured research laboratories and interacted with faculty and students. He also met in the Bryan Center with approximately 400 ROTC students from Duke and other local universities.

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