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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…

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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…

Founding Director William Darity Jr. on panel for the Chicago Federal Reserve

On  November 14th Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. will be on a panel…

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Sarah Gaither Featured in The Guardian for Expertise on Identity Development

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

GIRI Students Present Research at NC Global Health Alliance Conference

Last week, two Cook Center students from the spring 2024 Global Inequality Research Initiative…

The Black Reparations Project – 2024 American Book Fest Award Winner in Social Change Category

The American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of the 21st Annual Best…

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Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers Discusses Food Insecurity in UConn Today

Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers, assistant professor in the department of Allied Health Sciences…

Henry McKoy quoted in North Carolina State University student newspaper on energy

Faculty Affiliate Henry McKoy, the senior advisor to the undersecretary for the U.S. Office of…

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Deadlines & External Opportunities

Hank and Billye Suber Young Scholars Spring 2024 Writing Workshop

Add/Drop Period Ends for Spring 2024 Cook Center courses at Duke University

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proposals Due for 2024 Color of Education Summit

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

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

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

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

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

Spring 2025 Semester Begins at Duke University