Melissa Harris Perry Wake Forest

After speaking out against wake forest university at an mlk event on jan.

Melissa harris perry wake forest.

21 melissa harris perry a professor at the university claims the university retaliated against her by threatening to close an academic center and offering her a payoff. After serving for two decades as a scholar and teacher at some of america s most prestigious universities melissa harris perry returned to her undergraduate alma mater in july 2014. Melissa harris perry the maya angelou presidential chair at wake forest university and former television host is engaging in a twitter war with her school over its proposed revision of. In political science from duke university.

Melissa victoria harris perry born october 2 1973 formerly known as melissa victoria harris lacewell is an american writer professor television host and political commentator with a focus on african american politics. Harris perry is the first african american woman to earn a ph d. She is the founding director of the anna julia cooper center.