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Eddie Glaude

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Eddie Glaude
Glaude in 2019
Born (1968-09-04) September 4, 1968 (age 56)
Academic background
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Temple University (MA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsBowdoin College
Princeton University

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (born September 4, 1968) is an American academic, author, and pundit. He is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. He chaired Princeton's Center for African American Studies, 2009-2015, remaining chair as it expanded to its current form, the Department of African American Studies 2015-2023.[1][2][3]

Author of five books, he has edited two others. He has published articles with Time and Huffington Post. He is a contributor to MSNBC cable news, featuring Morning Joe and Deadline: White House.[1]

Early life and education

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Professor Glaude was born in 1968 in Moss Point, Mississippi.[4][5] He graduated from high school at the age of 16 and in 1989 received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College. After graduating from Morehouse, Glaude earned a master's degree in African-American studies from Temple University and afterwards a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University.[6]

Career

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Glaude speaking to the City Club of Cleveland in 2017.

Academic

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Professor Glaude began his teaching career at Bowdoin College, he was chair of the Bowdoin Department of Religion. He joined the faculty of Princeton University. He is the James Smith McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton. He was the chairperson of the university's Center for African American Studies from 2009 to 2015 and the inaugural chairperson of its Department of African American Studies from 2015-2023, when Tera Hunter succeeded him.[1][2][3][7] In 2015, Professor Glaude received an honorary doctor of human letters from Colgate University.[8] He serves on the Morehouse Board of Trustees. [9]

Media presence

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Professor Glaude has made television appearances on The Tavis Smiley Show, Hannity & Colmes, CNN, C-SPAN, and Meet the Press. He has also appeared in the documentary Stand, produced and directed by Tavis Smiley; he appeared in the documentary Join or Die. He has been a contributor to Time and Huffington Post. He is a contributor to MSNBC cable news, featuring Morning Joe and Deadline: White House.[1]

2016 U.S. presidential election

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Glaude supported Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' candidacy for the 2016 U.S. Democratic Party nomination for U.S. president. In a December 2016 interview with the Mississippi Press, He said "Of the candidates that were present in the primaries, all of the folks who ran for the presidency, I thought Bernie Sanders was perhaps the person most closely aligned with my positions and what I thought the country needs at this present moment."[10]

In a July 12, 2016 article for Time magazine, titled "My Democratic Problem with Voting for Hillary Clinton," Glaude stated that he would not be voting for 2016 U.S. Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. He wrote that he considered her a "a corporate Democrat intent on maintaining the status quo."[11] Professor Glaude's byline has since been removed from the article.

Works

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Filmography

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  • Stand (2009)
  • Problema (2010)
  • Join or Die (2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eddie S. Glaude Jr. | Department of African American Studies". aas.princeton.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About African American Studies (AAS) | Department of African American Studies". aas.princeton.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Princeton African American Studies Chair Dr. Eddie Glaude to Step Down | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education". diverseeducation.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "38100369". viaf.org. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Glaude, Eddie S., Jr., 1968- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eddie S. Glaude, Jr". MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tera W. Hunter | Department of African American Studies". aas.princeton.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "'Prepare to be inspired': Eddie Glaude's Colgate commencement speech makes NYT | Colgate University". www.colgate.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Board of Trustees - Eddie Glaude, Jr. - Morehouse | Morehouse College". morehouse.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Carter, Tyler (December 22, 2016). "Moss Point native and Princeton professor shares his post-election thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump". Mississippi Press. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Glaude, Jr., Eddie S. (July 4, 2023). "My Democratic Problem with Voting for Hillary Clinton". Time.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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