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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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From Here to Equality one of Oklahoma’s bestselling books for week of May 25

The second edition of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the…

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Henry C. McKoy featured on WCHL On the Porch

By Aaron Johnson

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. sat down with Randy Voller on the…

Fenaba Addo interviewed on WUNC about long-term effects of student loan debt

By Leoneda Inge and Stacia Brown

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Fenaba Addo, Ph.D. joined Leoneda Inge and Stacia Brown in…

Carliss Chatman writes article about DEI Rollbacks in Bloomberg Law

By Carliss Chatman

As companies scale back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman…

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William A. Darity Jr. quoted in Washington Post article about Vetoed Maryland Reparations Bill

By Erin Cox

After Maryland’s proposed bill to study reparations was vetoed, Founding Director William A. “Sandy”…

Director William A. Darity Jr. and former DITE fellow Stephan Lefebvre publish paper in AEA Papers and Proceedings

Cook Center Director William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. and former Diversity Initiative for Tenure…

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Sungmee Kim presents at the 2025 Triangle Economics of Education Workshop

On May 14, 2025, the Duke Center for Child & Family Policy hosted the…

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William A. Darity Jr. in new short film The Fire This Time

Founding Director William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., Ph.D., appears in the new short film…

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Nancy MacLean quoted in opinion piece on Project 2025 in the News & Observer

By Ned Barnett

Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, Ph.D. was quoted in opinion article assessing the strategies behind…

Arko Dasgupta on Rabindranath Tagore in The Indian Express

In a recent article for The Indian Express, doctoral fellow Arko Dasgupta reflects on…

Charting New Waters: Arielle Solomon ’25 on Marine Science, Inequality Studies, and Learning to See the World Differently

By Rachel Ruff

This weekend, Arielle Solomon will graduate from Duke with a major in Marine Science…

Looking Beyond Yourself: Kelly Padalino ’25 on the Value of Inequality Studies and her experience at Duke

By Rachel Ruff

When Kelly Padalino was applying to college, her plan was simple: focus on her…

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