Melissa Harris-Perry

Melissa Harris-Perry
Wake Forest University
Presidential Endowed Chair in Politics and International Affairs

Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. There she is the Executive Director of theย Pro Humanitate Instituteย and founding director of theย Anna Julia Cooper Center.ย Melissa is Editor-in-Large at ELLE.com.ย She hosted the award winning television show โ€œMelissa Harris-Perryโ€ fromย 2012-2016 on weekend mornings on MSNBC.ย She is the author of the award-winningย Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, andย Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.ย Harris-Perry received her BA degree in English from Wake Forest University and her PhD degree in political science from Duke University. She also studied theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Harris-Perry previously served on the faculty of the University of Chicago, Princeton University, and Tulane University.

Other Profiles you might like

A headshot of Kate Rush, she's smiling at the camera and wearing a black jacket in front of a gray background.

Kate Rush

ย Kate Rush is the Chief Information Officer for Workforce Technology and head of the Technology Resource Group for the PNC Financial Services Group. In this role she is accountable for

Read More ยป
A headshot of Jane Mason smiling at the camera.

Jane Mason

Jane Mason is the C4C curriculum coordinator and a Course Developer at the University of Oklahoma where she works with online masterโ€™s programs. Jane received her Master’s in Instructional Systems

Read More ยป
A headshot of Maija Grimes wearing a white top and standing in front of some boulders

Maija Grimes

Maija Grimes (she/her) is working alongside Pauline Semczuk as the next Data and Membership Assistant within the Higher Ed Alliance.ย  She is passionate about technology and data, and aims to

Read More ยป
A headshot of Pauline Semczuk wearing a white dress in front of a mountain

Pauline Semczuk

Pauline Semczuk (she/her) is the Data and Membership Analyst with the Higher Ed Alliance. You may have received emails from Pauline, as she supports us with the membership process and

Read More ยป
NCWIT
Scroll to Top