June 16, 2011 Issue

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T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y

The Chronicle

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH YEAR, SUMMER ISSUE 5

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A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT Obama addresses job creation, economic sustainability

Duke TIP expands in new decade by Lauren Carroll THE CHRONICLE

in the area of judicial institutions.” One of the main selling points of the center will be the faculty, Knight said. He added that the center is unique in its synthesis of scholarship and practical judicial knowledge. “The center will bring together research and scholarship on judges and judicial research with judges who actually do the active work as well as people who are doing reform of judicial institutions,” Knight said. “It will be a mix of scholarship, education and policy reform.” The idea for the center came from Law School Dean David Levi, who worked as chief U.S. district judge for the Eastern

Although the economic recession sparked some sacrifice across the University, Duke’s revered Talent Identification Program has continued to grow during the past several years. Targeted at academically gifted students in grades four through 12, Duke TIP, a nonprofit organization, is a series of educational camps and talent searches—programs which invite students to take the SAT before entering high school. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008, the TIP budget has increased by 37 percent, said TIP Director Martha Putallaz, noting that TIP is funded purely by external donations and receives no funding from the University. “We actually worried in 2008, what the economic downturn would bring— would people be willing to pay the tuition,” Putallaz said. “We’re one of the few units on campus whose budget has grown.... For whatever reason, our market has proven to be incredibly resilient.” The budget’s increases have also allowed for new programming and contributed to a rise in the number of TIP participants, she added. The educational camps hosted 5,068 in 2011, an increase from 3,011 participants in 2005. Putallaz said TIP’s financial stability comes from high alumni interest and a well-planned scholarship endowment, established at the program’s creation in 1980. TIP stresses the importance of financial aid to alumni so that they might contribute to need-based scholarship funds. Last year, TIP awarded upwards of $3 million to more than 16,000 students for participation in educational and talent search programs. TIP Marketing Manager Emily Swartzlander said TIP’s commitment to financial aid and parents’ commitment to their children’s education are two of the main causes for increased participation despite the economic downturn. As financial restraints have forced many schools to cut gifted programs, parents are turning to TIP for supplemental educational opportunities, she added. “Parents are always interested in their kids’ education,” Swartzlander said. “It partially helps us that the service we’re providing is something parents are going to want, regardless of what the economy looks like.”

SEE LAW ON PAGE 12

SEE TIP ON PAGE 5

by Anna Koelsch and Nicole Kyle THE CHRONICLE

President Barack Obama brought a message of optimism to the Triangle earlier this week. Obama visited Durham Monday to meet with the Jobs and Competitiveness Council and to deliver remarks on the issues of job creation and economic sustainability at Cree, Inc., a leading manufacturer of energy efficient LED lighting technology. Obama toured the facilities before hearing a presentation from the council. This was Obama’s second visit to Cree, following a 2008 campaign stop prior to the North Carolina primary election. His visit Monday precedes the Democratic National Convention to be held in Charlotte in September 2012, and addressed the need for growth in the American economy—an issue that will likely be prominent in the 2012 presidential election. “We put [the council] together many months ago—not in response to one jobs report, but because we understood even though the economy was growing, it wasn’t growing as fast as we want, and it wasn’t producing as many jobs as we want,” Obama said in his speech. “I told them I wanted to hear every smart, SEE OBAMA ON PAGE 6

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New center for Judicial Studies created by Anna Koelsch THE CHRONICLE

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The Duke School of Law aims to get judges off the bench and back to school. The school announced last week the creation of a new Center for Judicial Studies and a master’s degree in judicial studies. The center and new program will build on the School of Law’s strong faculty expertise in judges and judicial studies. Jack Knight, professor of political science and law, and law professor Mitu Gulati, also a professor of law, will serve as co-directors of the center. “I believe that the new center will draw attention and interest to the law school,” Knight said. “We’ve all done a lot of work

The School of Law recently announced the creation of a new Center for Judicial Studies, as well as a newly offered master’s program.

ONTHERECORD

“Therefore the question is, what is it about summer experiences that leads to change?” —Columnist Rui Dai in “Summer sucks.” See column page 11

Duke math named 10th in the world, Page 3

Bottorff wins national championship in 10k, Page 7


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