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September 18, 2026 -
As housing costs soar beyond what many workers can afford, a new Institute for Southern Studies report finds that Durham’s largest employers and institutions can help close the gap.
August 6, 2026 -
A new report by the Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South, finds that while Durham, N.C. has boomed, workers’ wages have failed to keep pace — and for Black workers, the racial wage gap is widening.
April 24, 2026 -
Amid an affordable housing crisis, Duke University has let 60 acres of prime campus land languish for years. Advocates say the story of Central Campus reflects the university's history of community neglect.
October 27, 2025 -
At a recent Institute forum, urbanist and historian Prof. Davarian Baldwin looked at the role of universities in their communities, and why institutions like Duke University should do more to invest in workers and residents.
September 24, 2025 -
A campaign launched this spring is calling on Duke University to raise wages and invest in the city of Durham. Over its history, the elite Southern school has earned a reputation for its hostility to worker activism.
August 27, 2025 -
At a critical moment for higher education, a leading urban scholar argues universities need to be doing more — not less — to support and invest in the communities where they are based.
November 30, 2022 -
A new book co-edited by economist William "Sandy" Darity Jr. and his colleagues at Duke University explores how the coronavirus pandemic worsened racial inequality. Facing South recently spoke with Darity, a leading scholar of reparations for slavery, about policies to address the racial wealth gap.
