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<p>On campus in Durham. Based on approximately 23 seconds of internet research, I discovered that Duke – as the admissions office likes to brag – is one of the largest feeder schools for Teach for America. It also had 15 recent graduates serving in the Peace Corps as of May 2013. The public policy department sponsors more majors than any other at Duke. The adcoms love to tell people that the two biggest first-job employers for Duke grads are Goldman Sachs and Teach for America. </p>
<p>More to the point, I disagree with your implicit premise that only public sector careers can have public significance and social value. If you don’t believe me, pull out your iPhone and type out a response to tell me why. A lot of folks in this world punch their ticket at an investment bank (and pay down their elite college debt) before going on to many other types of careers in business, academia, or the public sector. </p>
<p>My impression of the kids I meet in Durham is that most want to change the world in some way. But you’d be astonished in how many different ways and by how many different means they hope to do so. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/teach-for-america-2011-acceptance-rate-11-percent/2011/08/03/gIQAqX8bsI_blog.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/teach-for-america-2011-acceptance-rate-11-percent/2011/08/03/gIQAqX8bsI_blog.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“Duke is Among Leaders in Attracting Former Peace Corps Volunteers | Duke Today”>https://today.duke.edu/2013/05/pcfellows</a></p>