DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT: COOK CENTER SHINES A LIGHT ON INEQUALITY

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity is one of the premier research bases on inequality in the world.

Named after Samuel DuBois Cook, the first Black faculty member at Duke, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for unfair disparities and their adverse effects.

“We are Duke’s only center that is devoted intensively to problems of inequality,” said William “Sandy” Darity, Jr., the founding director of the Center. “And we look at inequality in five different areas. We are hoping to expand beyond those, but the five areas that have been our initial foci are health, wealth, employment, political participation and education.”

Led by Darity, the Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, the Cook Center was formed to study social inequity both in the United States and around the world. The center seeks to support a more equitable future through research, teaching, partnerships, and policy design. It is comprised of faculty and scholars across Duke, along with affiliated researchers at other institutions.

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