News and Events

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…

News

Professional Headshot of William Darity

Founding Director Sandy Darity featured in WUNC Series “Calling for Change”

By Aaron Sánchez-Guerra

In the summer of 2020,  WUNC launched a special coverage series titled “Calling for…

Nancy MacLean headshot

Nancy MacLean quoted in DeSmog article about Project 2025

By Joe Fassler

Nancy MacLean, Cook Center faculty affiliate and William H. Chafe Professor of History and…

Sarah Gaither headshot

Sarah Gaither co-authors new paper on racial ambiguity in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Faculty Affiliate Sarah E. Gaither co-authored a paper in the Journal of Experimental Social…

from here to equality book 2

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…

professional headshot of Henry McKoy

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…

Professional headshot of William Darity

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…

Professional headshot of Sungmee Kim

Sungmee Kim presents at the 2025 Triangle Economics of Education Workshop

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

Professional Headshot of William Darity

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…

Nancy MacLean headshot

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…