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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. speaks about Juneteenth and its significance to Connecticut Public Radio

While many Black Americans have been celebrating Juneteenth since 1865, the holiday has often…

Juneteenth and Beyond: Historical Context on Racial Inequality in North Carolina

By Rachel Ruff

At the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, Juneteenth holds…

Cook Center Collaborators Publish Paper on Growing U.S. Racial Wealth Gap

Three collaborators at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity at Duke University…

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Cook Center Course on Gender and Development Inspires Rigorous Inquiry and Personal Growth

By Rachel Ruff

By Rachel Ruff Durham, NC – This April at Duke University’s Levine Science Research…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards Publishes Paper on Infectious Disease Transmission in a Small Community

Cook Center Associate Director of Research, Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, has co-authored a research article…

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Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Publishes Paper on College Roommate Assignments & Surprise Friendships

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

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Visiting Faculty Monica Garcia-Perez is Guest Editor in May 2024 Special Issue of American Journal of Health Economics

Visiting Faculty Monica Garcia-Perez, PhD, is the Guest Editor of the May 2024 special…

Loneke Blackman Carr

Faculty Affiliate Loneke Blackmann Carr’s Paper on Re-Imagining Weight Loss in Black Women Now Available Online

Faculty Affiliate Loneke Blackmann Carr, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences…

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Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein Interviewed on WBEZ Chicago/NPR Radio Show

Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein was interviewed on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, WBEZ Chicago’s daily…

Vicki Bogan

Faculty Affiliate Vicki Bogan Named Incoming Director of Graduate Studies at the Sanford School

Effective July 1, Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Dr. Vicki Bogan will become the Director…

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Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean Taking Part in Two Major Grants

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Nancy MacLean, the William H. Chafe Distinguished Professor of History and…

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Faculty Affiliate Loneke Blackmann Carr Receives Early Career Faculty Award

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor in the Nutrition Department at the…

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