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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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Sandra Santillan: Understanding Systems to Make Change

By Rachel Ruff

Sandra Santillan first encountered the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research…

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Sashir Moore-Sloan: Bringing History to Life for the Next Generation of Scholars

By Rachel Ruff

Sashir Moore-Sloan teaches American History, World History, Women’s Studies, and AP U.S. History at…

Akanke Mason-Hogans: Finding Meaning in Moments

By Rachel Ruff

For Akanke Mason-Hogans, returning to the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer…

Jaelyn Nixon: Studying Systems, Supporting Students, and Staying Curious

By Rachel Ruff

Jaelyn Nixon didn’t plan on becoming a public policy scholar. She didn’t plan on…

Shamia Truitt: Teaching as Art, Equity, and Legacy

By Rachel Ruff

For Shamia Truitt, teaching is far more than a career, it is a calling…

Oyinkan Ajasa: A Journey from Scholar to Teacher

By Rachel Ruff

Once a student in the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research…

Kollin Brown: From Aaron Young Scholar to Aspiring Educator

By Rachel Ruff

Kollin Brown’s journey is one that comes full circle. Once a high school participant…

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Jorge Zumaeta publishes in Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Core Faculty Jorge Zumaeta, Senior Director of Continuing Education and Adjunct in the Department…

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Kristen Cooksey Stowers featured in UCONN Today

Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences…

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Sarah Gaither’s research featured in Duke Psychiatry blog on Colleges embracing peer support

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Duke University’s Department of Psychology and…

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Sarah Gaither publishes paper in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology on children’s socializing preferences

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither, Associate Professor in Duke University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,…

A Q&A with the Authors of Stratification Economics and Disability Justice

Q+A: Adam Hollowell and Keisha Bentley-Edwards Dr. Adam Hollowell serves as Senior Research Associate at…

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