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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 “Sandy” Darity, Jr. Named Distinguished Fellow by the SEA

Cook Center Founding Director Dr. William A. Sandy Darity, Jr., the Samuel DuBois Cook…

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Faculty Affiliate Sarah E. Gaither Publishes Two papers

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Sarah E. Gaither, Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor…

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Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean Delivers Two Keynote Addresses

Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Distinguished Professor of History and Public Policy…

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Dr. Adam Hollowell Provides Guest Lecture for Renmin University of China

By Rachel Ruff

Durham, NC – Dr. Adam Hollowell, a senior researcher affiliated with the Duke University…

Exploring Equity in the Digital Age: Highlights from Fall 2023 GIRI Seminar

By Rachel Ruff

Durham, NC — On November 28, the Rubenstein Library at Duke University buzzed with…

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Guest Speaker Dr. Kunfeng Pan Discusses Inequality and Black Studies in China

By Rachel Ruff

Durham, NC – The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University…

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William A. Darity Jr. Featured on Poverty Research and Policy Podcast

Cook Center Founding Director William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. was recently featured on the…

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Postdoctoral Associate Sungmee Kim Co-Authors Report and Policy Brief on Gender Differences in Remote Learning

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Sungmee Kim has co-authored a report titled “Gender Differences in…

Cook Center joins Mapping the Movement for Racial Equity Project

Cook Center joins Mapping the Movement for Racial Equity Project

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity has officially joined the Mapping the Movement…

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Co-Authors Book Chapter

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither Co-Authors Book Chapter

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

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Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards Interviewed by WSOC-TV9 on Black Maternal Mortality and Systemic Racism

Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Director of Research with the Cook Center and Associate Professor…

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Jumping Off the Page

By Megan Mendenhall

When most people think of research, they often imagine scientists running around a lab…