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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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Nancy MacLean Gives Powerful Remarks at Organization of American Historians

By Neil Steinberg

Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, Ph.D. gave historical context to the political ideology of the…

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Henry McKoy continues advocacy against new development plans in Durham with Hayti Reborn

By Ben Bokun

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. gave comments in CBS17 story about new development…

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New paper from Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein

A research team led by Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences…

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MLK Day speech from Henry McKoy published in INDY Week

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr.’s abridged version of a speech he delivered…

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Henry McKoy quoted in story about Hayti Reborn

By Akilah Davis

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. was quoted in WTVD-TV article about the…

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John Purakal publishes new paper on PTSD among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

A research team, including Cook Center Faculty Affiliate John Purakal, MD, MS, examines posttraumatic…

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William A. Darity Jr. adds comments to op-ed on Republican reparations bill in California

By Denise Amos

Cook Center Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. recently added comments to a CalMatters…

New Roundtable in Journal of American Studies featuring Dr. William A. Darity Jr. and Lucas Hubbard

Founding Director Dr. William A. Darity Jr., and Research Associate Lucas Hubbard were featured…

Cook Center Commissioned Article on HBCUs published in Du Bois Review

What Effect Does Being a Historically Black College/University Have on Endowments? In research funded…

A Q&A with Senior Faculty David M. Malone

By Rachel Ruff and Lucas Hubbard

Q+A: David Malone, Ph.D. Senior Faculty at the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on…

Mentoring Program for Economics Faculty to convene in Atlanta for Spring Session

The Cook Center’s DITE program, which provides mentorship and support for tenure-track economists from…

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A Q&A with Research Associate Qirui Ju

By Rachel Ruff and Lucas Hubbard

Q+A: Qirui Ju Research Associate with the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social…

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