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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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Prentiss Dantzler co-authors op-ed on Toronto Housing Crisis and Unequal Eviction Burdens

Faculty Affiliate Prentiss Dantzler recently co-authored an op-ed in Metropolitics titled “Visible Minorities, Visible…

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New report from Loneke Blackman Carr on 2022 NIH Workshop

Faculty Affiliate Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at…

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Celebrating Faculty Affiliate Raffi García on earning tenure at RPI

We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Raffi E. García, Faculty Affiliate and Cohort 11/12…

New paper from Loneke Blackman Carr and Kristen Cooksey Stowers on weight loss interventions among black men and women

Faculty Affiliates Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at…

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Nancy MacLean Publishes Op-Ed on Duke Leadership Amid Federal Threats to Higher Education

Cook Center core faculty, Nancy MacLean, published an op-ed in the News & Observer…

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Two new articles on Health and Justice from Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein

Faculty Affiliate Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein, Professor of Population Health Sciences at Duke University, recently contributed…

Students and instructors from the 10th cohort of Young Scholars, gathered in the Durham Armory on July 28.

Nancy MacLean Publishes Op-Ed on Duke Leadership Amid Federal Threats to Higher Education

The Historic Durham Armory, the hopping location downtown that once featured acts from Duke…

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…