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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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Julianne Malveaux is the President of Bennett College for Women.
Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an
economist, author and commentator, and has been described by Dr. Cornel
West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.” Dr.
Malveaux’s contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race,
culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in
21st century America.
As a writer
and a syndicated columnist, her writing appears regularly in USA Today,
Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence magazine, and the
Progressive. Her weekly columns appear in numerous newspapers across the
country including the Los Angeles Times, the Charlotte Observer, the New
Orleans Tribune, the Detroit Free Press, and the San Francisco Examiner.
Well-known
for appearances on national network programs, Dr. Malveaux is a
charismatic and popular guest on a variety of shows. She appears regularly
on CNN, BET, as well as on Howard University’s Television show, Evening
Exchange. She has appeared on PBS’s To The Contrary, ABC’s Politically
Incorrect, Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor and stations such as C-SPAN,
MSNBC and CNBC. She has also hosted talk radio programs in Washington, San
Francisco, and New York.
In addition
to her columns and media appearances, Dr. Malveaux is an accomplished
author and editor. Her academic work is included in numerous papers,
studies, and publications. She is the editor of Voices of Vision: African
American Women on the Issues (1996); the co-editor of Slipping Through the
Cracks: The Status of Black Women (1986), and recently co-edited The
Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism
(2002).
She is the
author of two column anthologies: Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: Perspectives
of a Mad Economist (1994), Wall Street, Main Street, and the Side Street:
A Mad Economist Takes a Stroll (1999). She is most recently the co-author
of Unfinished Business: A Democrat and A Republican Take On the 10 Most
Important Issues Women Face (2002).
A committed
activist and civic leader, Dr. Malveaux serves on the boards of the
Economic Policy Institute, The Recreation Wish List Committee of
Washington, DC, and the Liberian Education Trust.
Dr. Malveaux
received her BA and MA degrees in economics from Boston College, and
earned a Ph.D in economics from MIT. A native San Franciscan, she is
Founder and Thought Leader of Last Word Productions, Inc. a multimedia
production company headquartered in Washington, DC.
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