Cornel West

Dr. Cornel West has been described as one of America’s most vital and eloquent public intellectuals. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and earned his graduate degrees from Princeton University.  Dr. West has taught at Yale University, Harvard University, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of Paris.  Dr. West is currently Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University.

He has written many groundbreaking and thought provoking books, including Race Matters, Restoring Hope, The American Evasion of Philosophy, Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin, The War Against Parents, The Future of American Progressivism, The Cornel West Reader, and his latest, Democracy Matters.  It is with these books, as well as his two CDs, Sketches of My Culture and Street Knowledge that Dr. West teaches how the growing divisions in our society foster the despair and distrust that undermine our democratic process. With his appearances in and commentary on the Matrix Trilogy, he continues to explore new avenues for teaching and communicating.

By working to create an ongoing dialogue between the myriad voices in our culture, Dr. West pursues his vigilant and virtuous efforts to restore hope to America.