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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 of History at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Faculty Affiliate with the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity Dr. Jim C. Harper II is the Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Studies and Professor of History at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Dr. Harper received both BA…

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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…

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…

Fenaba Addo co-authors paper on Black and White Wealth Differentials

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Fenaba R. Addo, Ph.D., recently coauthored a review article in…

Spring DITE Conference Held in Atlanta

By Lucas Hubbard

Pop quiz: You’re a junior economics professor who’s about to go up for tenure….

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John Purakal recognized as Sullivan Award Recipient in Duke Today

Faculty Affiliate John Purakal was recently featured in Duke Today as one of the…

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