{"id":1112,"date":"2022-10-26T12:11:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/honorsprogram\/?page_id=1112"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:14:08","slug":"alexander-hoffman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/honorsprogram\/alexander-hoffman\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Hoffman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alex is a Public Policy major with minors in History and Spanish. He is a proud Durham resident and previously lived in Germany and England. He is passionate about studying the intersection between law and political economy and wants to use policy as a tool to promote transformative socio-economic justice. On campus, he has co-led Duke\u2019s largest student-run international relations organization, advocated for broadening Sanford’s economic curriculum, and was a founding member of Duke Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education (SHAPE). He is also a research assistant for the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School, where he has analyzed the significance of state-level police reform legislation and is currently serving on a court-mandated monitorship team examining efforts to reduce cash bail in Houston, Texas. After graduation, he plans to work as a policy analyst before attending law school.<\/p>\n
Honors Thesis:<\/strong> Securing the Right to Work: The History and Future of Job Guarantees\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Professor Matthew Johnson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alex is a Public Policy major with minors in History and Spanish. He is a proud Durham resident and previously lived in Germany and England.…<\/p>\n