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The Duke Endowment Gift: Building Experiential Learning
From forestry students planting and studying young trees to engineering students building new problem-solving tools, experiential learning has long been an important part of a Duke education.
In 2023, it’s now become a core element of the Duke experience for undergraduates in fields across the university. Humanities students are using experiential learning in foreign language classes. Public policy and social sciences students have greater opportunities than ever to put their learning to use in
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