Cook Center Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. recently added comments to a CalMatters article covering the controversy surrounding a GOP-backed reparations bill that fractured California’s Black Caucus and key grassroots supporters. In his remarks, Dr. Darity reaffirmed his long-held position that federal reparations, not state-level efforts, are the most viable and comprehensive path toward…
Founding Director Dr. William A. Darity Jr., and Research Associate Lucas Hubbard were featured in the “Black Reparations Roundtable” in the new issue of the Journal of American Studies, edited by Nicole Gipson and Ahmed Honeini. The Journal of American Studies’ “Black Reparations Roundtable” seeks to contribute to conversations around arguments for Black reparations on…
What Effect Does Being a Historically Black College/University Have on Endowments? In research funded by the Cook Center, Dr. Gregory Price examines this relationship in new research published in the Du Bois Review. Dr. Price is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Orleans and was mentor in the first cohort of DITE….
Q+A: David Malone, Ph.D. Senior Faculty at the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and Professor of the Practice in Education at Duke University David Malone, PhD, joined the Cook Center in 2014, when it first originated as the Duke Consortium on Social Equity. He is currently the Co-Director of the Working Group…
The Cook Center’s DITE program, which provides mentorship and support for tenure-track economists from underrepresented groups, is set to convene its fellows, mentors, and scholars from April 10-12 at Emory University’s Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. This convening is one of two that will take place this year for current fellows to have the opportunity…
Q+A: Qirui Ju Research Associate with the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity Qirui Ju joined the Cook Center in 2022 as a Research Assistant, working with founding director Dr. William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. and other senior researchers. Upon graduating from his master’s program at Duke, he continued with the Cook Center…
The Global Inequality Research Initiative (GIRI) Capstone Event is set to take place on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM, in the Friedl Building Jameson Gallery (East Campus) offering a platform for students to present their semester-long research projects. GIRI facilitates integrated study and research, preparing students for advanced academic work…
On Saturday, February 22nd, the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy hosted its second annual Black Policy Conference, Black Mobility: What Does It Mean to Shape Black Opportunity? Presented by the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Black Policy Student Association, and Policy in Living Color, the conference brought together experts, scholars, and…
As part of the Inequality Studies Minor, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity offers a methods course, “How To Study Inequality,” dedicated to examining different research methodologies through the lens of inequality. This interdisciplinary course equips students with both quantitative and qualitative research methods, helping them critically engage with how research can inform…
We are proud to celebrate Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholar Akanke Mason-Hogans in her recognition by The Beginning Teacher Support Program. In a recent post by the Durham Public School Mentors, they displayed all nominees for the recognition. The DPS Beginning Teacher Support Program provides one-on-one service from District BT Mentors and School-Based…