{"id":1874,"date":"2024-10-24T03:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T03:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/honorsprogram\/?page_id=1874"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:54:57","slug":"avery-smedley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/honorsprogram\/avery-smedley\/","title":{"rendered":"Avery Smedley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Avery Smedley is both a Robertson and Baldwin Scholar from Silver Spring, Maryland. In her time at Duke she has explored her passion for racial justice through the avenues of teaching\/education policy, philanthropy, research, community organizing and political campaigning. This has included, but is not limited to her role as a representative on the President’s Council of Black Affairs or a co-chair for a local political campaign. She will be graduating with a major in Public Policy and a minor in Education. She hopes to pursue a master’s and eventually, a career, in urban planning.<\/p>\n
Honors Thesis: A Tale of Two Towns: Understanding Race and Civic Efficacy in Black Autonomous and Black Segregated Communities<\/p>\n
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jay Pearson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Avery Smedley is both a Robertson and Baldwin Scholar from Silver Spring, Maryland. In her time at Duke she has explored her passion for racial…<\/p>\n