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      • The Samuel DuBois Cook Center is a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.

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      • A Q&A with Postdoctoral Affiliate Eric E. Griffith

        By Lucas Hubbard | February 28, 2025

        Q+A: Eric Griffith, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate within the Duke Center for the Study of Aging Postdoctoral Research Training Program   Eric E. Griffith joined the Cook Center as a Postdoctoral Associate in 2021 before joining the Duke Center for the Study of Aging Postdoctoral Research Training Program in 2023. He completed his dissertation fieldwork in…

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        Garry S. Mitchell to Lead Equity in Research Learning Collaborative March Meeting

        By Rachel Ruff | February 21, 2025

        The March meeting of the Center for Child and Family Policy’s Equity in Research Learning Collaborative will welcome Garry Mitchell Jr., Assistant Professor of Public Policy! Drawing on an extensive organizational ethnography of a non-profit organization aimed at facilitating elite educational access for racially and economically marginalized students, this talk explores the ethical and practical…

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        Study Reveals Black Families’ Hesitancy Toward Home Visiting Programs Due to Surveillance Concerns

        By Rachel Ruff | February 21, 2025

        A research team, including Cook Center affiliates Imari Z. Smith and Lisa A. Gennetian, reveals that concerns about government surveillance deter Black families from enrolling in early childhood home visiting programs. Despite proven benefits—including reductions in maternal mortality and improvements in child development—Black parents are less likely to enroll due to concerns about government surveillance…

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  • About
      • About Samuel DuBois Cook
      • Director’s Message
      • Contact Us
        • People
          • Distinguished Fellows
          • Career Achievement Award
        • Work With Us
          • Outside Opportunities
      • The Samuel DuBois Cook Center is a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.

  • Research
        • Research Themes
          • Class, Wealth, & Social Mobility
          • Health Equity
          • Education Equity & Policy
          • Visual Narratives of Inequality
          • Environmental Justice
          • Policing Enforcement & Justice
          • Artificial Intelligence
      • Books
      • Journal Articles
      • Reports, Briefs, and Essays
  • Education
        • High School Programs
          • Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute
        • Faculty Programs
          • Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE)
      • Graduate Programs
      • Doctoral Fellows Program
      • Postdoctoral Programs
  • Media
      • Voices in Equity Podcast
      • Shame of Chicago
      • Durham’s Black Wall Street Exhibit
  • News & Events
      • Nancy MacLean speaks at Columbia Law about Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy

        By Rachel Ruff | November 17, 2025

        Today, Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy Emerita at Duke University, will speak with Professor Carol Anderson, Janai Nelson, and Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw at Columbia Law School. She will be apart of a panel, presented by The Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies  and the African American…

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        Carliss Chatman writes Bloomberg Law column on how Tesla’s move to Texas reshapes shareholder rights

        By Rachel Ruff | November 13, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman, Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, wrote a column on how Tesla’s move to Texas is testing just how far modern corporate law will lean in favor of management. In 2024, Tesla strategically moved its legal home from Delaware to Texas. A move that positioned the company to benefit from…

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        Keisha Bentley-Edwards to deliver 2025 Payne Lecture in Faith, Justice, and Health Care

        By Rachel Ruff | November 12, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University, will deliver the Richard Payne Lecture in Faith, Justice, and Health Care this Friday. The event is hosted by the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School. Her lecture, titled Black Women’s Religion and Their Health: When Individual and Institutional Factors Intersect, represents…

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