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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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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…

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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