22 Jun Julianne Malveaux
Speaker: Julianne Malveaux
15th President of Bennett College for Women. She is an economist, author and commentator
Topics:
- Celebrating Black History Month: The African American Legacy
- Rhetoric or Reality? Civil Rights Under Siege
- Economics, Race & Justice in the 21st Century: Perspective on Our Nation’s Future
- Determined Diversity: Creating a Cohesive & Effective Workplace
- Taking the Lead: How Women Shape Our Political Future
- Surviving & Thriving: Celebrating the Economic Successes of Blacks in America
- The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, commentator, and one of America’s most provocative and insightful public intellectuals. Described by Dr. Cornel West as the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country, she brings a powerful voice to national conversations on race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, helping to shape public opinion in 21st-century America.
An Economist Who Connects Policy to People
As President and CEO of Last Word Productions, a multimedia production company, Malveaux’s work appears regularly in USA Today, Ms. Magazine, Essence, and the Progressive, with weekly columns carried in newspapers across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Charlotte Observer, and the San Francisco Examiner. She is a charismatic presence on national television, appearing regularly on CNN, BET, C-SPAN, MSNBC, and CNBC. Her books include Voices of Vision: African American Women on the Issues and The Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism.
Scholarship, Activism, and Leadership
Malveaux earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Boston College and her PhD in economics from MIT. She holds honorary degrees from multiple institutions and serves on the boards of the Economic Policy Institute and the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. A committed activist and civic leader, she brings decades of rigorous economic analysis and passionate advocacy to her keynotes, addressing topics from the African American economic experience and women’s issues to public policy, education, and the intersection of race and the modern economy.
Celebrating Black History Month: The African American Legacy
Rhetoric or Reality? Civil Rights Under Siege
Economics, Race & Justice in the 21st Century: Perspective on Our Nation’s Future
Determined Diversity: Creating a Cohesive & Effective Workplace
Taking the Lead: How Women Shape Our Political Future
Surviving & Thriving: Celebrating the Economic Successes of Blacks in America
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
