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Seeding Student Social Entrepreneurs

What would happen if we put the energy, creativity, and intelligence of Duke MBA students towards solving some of the world’s most pressing problems? What ideas would they come up with and what impact could they have? In order to … Continue reading

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KickStarting the End of Poverty

This post was written by first year MBA student and CASE Fellow Greg Payne. Greg reflects on a recent visit from Martin Fisher, Co-Founder and CEO of KickStart International. CASE was honored to recently host Martin at Fuqua and award … Continue reading

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A Rocket Scientist & Awarding-Winning Social Entrepreneur

This post was written by second year MBA student and CASE Fellow Joanne Sprague. Joanne reflects on a recent visit from Jim Fruchterman, Founder of Benetech and the recipient of the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation. When you … Continue reading

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Universities Driving Global Change

In February, Duke and Ashoka U hosted a national conference on social entrepreneurship education. It was a wonderful weekend with over 300 participants representing 70 universities and 10 countries. Included in the weekend’s activities was a TEDx event that was … Continue reading

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Students Innovating for Impact: Pajebal

First year student Rob Krieger’s path to the Fuqua School of Business was not your typical one. After completing a twelve-month Corporate Management Training Program at North Fork Bank (a New York-based bancorporation currently owned by Capital One Financial), Rob … Continue reading

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