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Aaron Young Scholars Program in Duke Today

Duke Today has spotlighted the Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars program, recognizing it as "one of the few opportunities in the state for young people to get experience in conducting interdisciplinary social sciences research." "This program underscores the importance of conducting credible research and examines how research can shape different aspects of society. I am pleased that Duke Today has recognized and…

Eric Griffith Leads Health Equity Researchers in paper on Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US

Cook Center Research Affiliates Eric Griffith, Paul Robbins, and Keisha Bentley-Edwards recently published a…

Aaron Young Scholar Alina Azhar named Durham Public Schools Student of the Month for November

We are proud to celebrate Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholar Alina Azhar…

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. Co-Edited Autumn 2024 Issue of Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. served as editor, with Isabel Ruiz, of the…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards Helps Lead Duke Effort to Address Kidney Health Disparities Tied to Structural Racism

A new research initiative led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and the…

Yale School of the Environment’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative launches new journal

The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI) at the Yale School of the…

Loneke Blackman Carr writes op-ed in The Conversation on Black women and weight loss

Faculty Affiliate Loneke T. Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health Nutrition…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards Study Featured in The American Psychologist on Resiliency and Black Women

In the American Psychologist’s November issue, Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards links the constant…

Founding Director William Darity Jr. and Gwendolyn Wright quoted in The Globe and Mail on Election Outcomes

Dr. William A. Darity Jr., Founding Director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on…

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Upcoming Duke Events

Howard University’s AEA Summer 2024 Training Program for Economics Undergraduates Application Deadline

Feb 1

Inaugural Jerome M. Culp, Jr. Critical Theory Lecture with Duke Law

Mar 16

Let’s Talk Racism Conference at North Carolina Central University, 3/15-3/16

Mar 22

Proposals Due for Advancing Black Intellectualism Conference (Virtual), Open to Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Faculty and Practitioners

Mar 27

Out of Many, One: Reflections on Race and Language (Conversation in Rubenstein Library, 3:30pm)

Mar 31

Young Scholars Application for Summer 2024 Program Open Now Through 3/31

Apr 11

Register for Fall ’24 Cook Center courses now through 4/11

Apr 25

Webinar, 4/25 at 12pm EST – Doing Latinx Studies as a Stratification Economist: A Case Study of the Mariel Boatlift, presented by Dr. Stephan Lefebvre

May 17

Advancing Black Intellectualism Conference (Virtual Opportunity), 5/16-5/17

May 17

NGIN Cityscapes Summit on economic development in Durham, NC featuring speaker William Darity, 5/15-5/17

Jun 11

Building Inclusion into Research: Language Matters (Virtual Duke Research Town Hall)

Jun 30

Proposals Due for 2024 Color of Education Summit

Sep 5

Sixth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality, 9/3-9/5

Sep 6

Enroll in Fall ’24 Cook Center courses now through 9/6 (Drop/Add period)

Oct 1

Deadline to Apply for Duke Immerse: Caste, Class, and Race Inequality and Reparations in the US and India, Spring 2025

Oct 25

“Behind the Data: Quantitative Approaches in Interdisciplinary Racism Research” Conference in Bayreuth, Germany featuring speaker William Darity, 10/23-10/25

Nov 12

Registration Begins for Spring 2025 Duke Courses; Spring Cook Center Courses Available

Jan 8

Spring 2025 Semester Begins at Duke University

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