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Rachel Ruff Authors ESSENCE Feature on HBCU Graduates and Students Shaping the Future of Business, Fashion, and STEM

Rachel Ruff, Research Associate and Research & Communications Fellow at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center, was a featured contributor in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE Magazine, where she authored “Leaders of The New School: How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Defying the Odds and Creating a New Class of Innovators.” HBCU alums are constantly reminding the world that their institutions are not…

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Adam Hollowell named one of 12 finalists for Judith Deckers Prize at Duke

The Cook Center is proud to announce that Core Faculty and Director of the…

Carliss Chatman delivered a keynote address at the 2024 German Law Journal Symposium

On October 11th, the 2024 German Law Journal Symposium: Legal Personhood featured a keynote…

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Prentiss Dantzler Quoted About Housing Injustice in Canada

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Dr. Prentiss Dantzler, Director of the Housing Justice Lab at…

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Founding Director William Darity is Keynote Speaker at Interdisciplinary Conference on Racism Research in Germany

The Cook Center is pleased to announce that Founding Director, Dr. William A. Darity …

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Will Damron’s paper on electricity featured on Our Long Walk blog

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Will Damron’s paper was used in a blog post comparing…

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Shame of Chicago Documentary Nominated for Mid-West Emmy

Directed by documentary filmmaker and Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein, Shame of Chicago:…

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Duke Immerse: Caste, Class, and Race – A Transformative Journey into Global Inequality

By Rachel Ruff

By Rachel Ruff “Caste, Class, and Race: Inequality and Reparations in the US and…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards quoted in SELF.com article on medical gaslighting

Cook Center Core Faculty Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards was quoted in SELF article discussing medical…

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. interviewed in Policy 360 Podcast episode on Racial Wealth Inequality and Policy

A new episode of Sanford’s Policy 360 podcast takes a deep dive into one…

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Elizabeth Degefe writes article in The Fulcrum

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Elizabeth Degefe coauthored a piece in The Fulcrum. In the…

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Arko Dasgupta featured in India International Centre Quarterly Journal and Duke Research Blog

Cook Center Doctoral Fellow Arko Dasgupta recently wrote a piece for the India International…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards interviewed for Silence in Sikeston Documentary and Podcast

Cook Center Core Faculty Keisha Bentley-Edwards was interviewed for the “Silence in Sikeston” documentary…

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