Addressing the Root Causes of Migration
Interview with Sarah Bermeo, an associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Topic Race & Culture
Duke scholars are examining forces around race, class, gender, culture, sexuality and religion in their teaching and research and in the community.
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Addressing the Root Causes of Migration
Interview with Sarah Bermeo, an associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
It’s Time for Global Action to Eliminate Plastic Pollution
Covers an action statement in part based on findings from a Duke study, “20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem”
Black Music Month Honors the Black Artists Who Have Shaped Music
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California Reparations Committee Confronts Harms of Slavery, Debates Direct Payments
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Black, Latino NC Workers Had to Play ‘Russian Roulette’ During COVID. The Toll Was Steep
Features comments by Matthew Johnson, an assistant professor of public policy and economics at Duke
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Rick Warren to Retire as Lead Pastor of Saddleback Church
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Commentary co-authored by Gabriel Rosenberg, associate professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and History at Duke
The Brewing Political Battle Over Critical Race Theory
Interview with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a sociology professor at Duke