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Carliss Chatman writes about Texas ballot proposition to permanently ban taxes on security transactions in Bloomberg Law

Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman, Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, wrote an op-ed on Proposition 6, a measure on the upcoming Texas's ballot that would make Texas the only state in the nation with a constitutional ban on securities-transfer taxes and occupation taxes on register market operators. Chatman notes that Texas is already a business-friendly state. And with no personal income tax, no…

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Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. Receives AEA Distinguished Scholar Award

By American Economic Association (AEA)

Last year Founding director, William A. “Sandy” Darity, Jr., was named a 2024 Distinguished…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on the Minimal Group Effect in Young Children

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards featured in 2025 ALICE Cohort

The Cook Center is pleased to celebrate Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards in being…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on Young Children’s Perception of Identity-Based Group Membership

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

Carliss Chatman quoted in article discussing legal battle around abortion

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman provided comments in Spectrum News 1 article on…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards featured on NPR program “Short Wave”

Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards recently appeared on NPR’s Short Wave podcast, hosted by…

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Jim Harper II co-authors book on the history of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

The University of North Carolina Press announced a new book, With Faith in God…

Fenaba Addo featured in Equitable Growth In Conversation

Faculty Affiliate Fenaba Addo, PhD, an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University…

Eric Griffith Leads Health Equity Researchers in paper on Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US

Cook Center Research Affiliates Eric Griffith, Paul Robbins, and Keisha Bentley-Edwards recently published a…

Aaron Young Scholar Alina Azhar named Durham Public Schools Student of the Month for November

We are proud to celebrate Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholar Alina Azhar…

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William A. Darity Jr. Co-Edited Autumn 2024 Issue of Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. served as editor, with Isabel Ruiz, of the…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards Helps Lead Duke Effort to Address Kidney Health Disparities Tied to Structural Racism

A new research initiative led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and the…

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