Courtesy of Adam Beyer and the Sanford School of Public Policy
Between baseball and his coursework, Jalen Phillips PPS’16 has a lot on his plate.
Phillips, a left-hander who plays first base and outfield for Duke, decided to study public policy to seek solutions to issues of inequality.
“I find it interesting that there are pretty large disparities between what the wealthy could afford and what those that did not have much could afford,” the Ocoee, Fla., native said. “I realized that changes through policy … it is the sword that gets things done.