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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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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…

Unpacking Inequality: Dylan Tuchman ’25 on Inequality Studies and Future in Child Advocacy

By Rachel Ruff

For Dylan Tuchman, the path to law school felt almost inevitable, but not in…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards leads research to address kidney health disparities

Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards led a research team in examining the way CKD…

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Sarah Gaither co-authors chapter in Handbook of Experimental Social Psychology

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

William A. Darity Jr. and Lisa Gennetian: A Child-Centered Framework for Black Reparations

New research published in Nature Human Behaviour advances a case for child-centric Black reparations…

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William A. Darity Jr. Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

We are excited to celebrate Founding Director, William A. Darity Jr. in his election…

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Lisa Gennetian featured on Institute for Research on Poverty podcast

Many countries use direct cash aid programs as an integral part of their social…

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Kisha Daniels quoted in Duke Chronicle about student fatigue

By Lucas Lin

Faculty Affiliate Kisha Daniels gave comments in Duke Chronicle feature about the potential impact…

Fenaba Addo featured in Brookings conversation on social issues and dynamics

On April 15th, Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Fenaba Addo joined the Kitchen table gathering…

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A Q&A with Faculty Affiliate Jim C. Harper II

By Rachel Ruff

Q+A: Jim C. Harper II Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Studies and Professor…