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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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“Part of the family”: Latest DITE Conference Concludes in Durham

By Lucas Hubbard

On Saturday, August 10, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity concluded its…

“The job that needs to be done”: Latest DITE Conference Kicks Off in Durham

By Lucas Hubbard

In her keynote address Thursday evening, Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing relayed an astonishing fact…

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Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Publishes Op-Ed in MSNBC

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Elizabeth Gaither, PhD, the Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor…

Postdoctoral Associate Pak Hung Lam’s recent study featured by World Economic Forum & WRAL

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Pak Hung Lam recent study, “Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate…

Imari Smith publishes paper on Racial and Gender Differences in Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Young Adults

Cook Center Affiliate Imari Smith published a paper in Social Science & Medicine on…

Mayor Leo Williams

Empowering Black Entrepreneurs after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Episode Summary: How exactly can we support Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurship in Durham, North…

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Faculty Affiliate Lisa Gennetian publishes paper in Nature on cash transfers to low-income households

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Lisa Gennetian published a paper in Nature that studies the effects…

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Founding Director William A. Darity recognized as Duke Centennial Trailblazer

Dr. William A. Darity, Cook Center Founding Director and Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor…

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Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Discusses Impact of Random Roommate Assignments on Opinion Science Podcast

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Sarah Gaither was recently interviewed on the Opinion Science Podcast about…

Faculty Affiliate Fenaba R. Addo quoted in Duke News and The Charlotte Post on recent research

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Fenaba R. Addo, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University…

Research Affiliate Eric Griffith publishes paper Linking religious service attendance to lower ADRD rates in Black Americans

Research Affiliate Dr. Eric Griffith published a paper on the relation between religion/spirituality and…

Cook Center research featured in Inequality.org Op-Ed on the Racial Wealth Gap

Cook Center research was featured in Inequality.org Op-Ed on the Racial Wealth Gap. Senior…

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