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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…

Faculty Affiliate Omer Ali Receives Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Dr. Omer Ali, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the…

William "Sandy" Darity, Jr. speaking behind a podium

Cook Center Director Sandy Darity Named AEA 2024 Distinguished Fellow

DURHAM, N.C. — The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University…

Faculty affiliate Bruce Orenstein interacting with a student surrounded by cameras

Faculty Affiliate and Artist-in-Residence Bruce Orenstein Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business Article & Podcast

Faculty Affiliate and Artist-in-Residence at the Cook Center, Bruce Orenstein, has been featured in…

“The Mentoring Continues”: DITE Program Concludes Spring 2024 Conference

By Lucas Hubbard

The spring gathering of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity’s Diversity Initiative…

“Ask For What You Need”: Latest Cohort of DITE Convenes in Washington D.C.

By Lucas Hubbard

On Tuesday, the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics kicked off its spring meeting…

Cook Center Recognizes Three Individuals and Mentors Who Are “Just Getting Started”

By Amber Holland

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity awarded three Career Achievement Awards on…

Faculty Affiliate Kisha Daniels is a Guest Speaker for NC Department of Instruction

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Kisha Daniels, an Associate Professor of the Practice of Education at…

Postdoctoral Associate Xiongfei Lei Presents Paper at Bucknell University

Postdoctoral Associate Xiongfei Lei presented his paper titled “The Unintended Impacts of the One-child…

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Leading DukeLine to Support Students

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither, Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor of Psychology…

Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean is Featured Speaker at Columbia Law School

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

Founding Director William Darity Publishes Chapter in The Oxford Handbook of W.E.B. Du Bois

Cook Center Founding Director William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor…

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Partners with Durham Museum of Life and Science