Glaude, Eddie Steven Jr.
1968-present · Contribution: 2002-present
Education
Served as founding chair of Princeton University's Department of African American Studies when it became a full academic department in 2015, leading it for more than fourteen years, and became one of the nation's most prominent public intellectuals on race and democracy through bestselling books and regular television commentary

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Glaude built a leading African American Studies department while becoming one of the most visible scholarly voices interpreting American racial politics for a general public.
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- Princeton University Department of African American Studies
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