Who is jelani cobb

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Changing Our Legacy of Violence Author's Corner with Jelani Cobb How Is the American Democracy Fragile? The Importance of Voting Accepting the Hillman Prize He is currently the Ira A. Lipman, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University. He has contributed to The New Yorker since and became a staff writer for the magazine in He is the recipient of the Sidney Hillman Award for Opinion and Analysis writing and writes frequently about race, politics, history, and culture.

Cobb is also a recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright and Ford Foundations. After the Keynote speech, Professor Cobb will present challenge questions to be discussed in small group sessions. Lipman professor of journalism at Columbia University's School of Journalism, will share insight and expertise with New Paltz students and community members as the James H.

Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism. Cobb, who also has been contributing to The New Yorker since , writes frequently about race, politics, history and culture. Prior to joining Columbia University, he was associate professor of history and director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut.