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Why Cornel West Matters: On His Leaving Princeton
Thursday, 17 November 2011
by Vivienne Chen
Cornel West, African-American Studies/Religion professor and one of our many celebrity academics, recently announced that he will be leaving his Princeton post in 2012 to teach Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, the school where he first began his career in academia. For his time at Princeton, West will be remembered for more than
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
Lupe Fiasco Hits Princeton, Waxes Philosophical, Doesn’t Rap
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
by Giri Nathan
Dr. Cornel West, in typical baller fashion, invited rapper Lupe Fiasco to his AAS 201 lecture today. According to Naomi Wood ’13, Lupe “discusssed why he uses the n-word; social consciousness; parallels in his lyrics and Afro-American texts; censorship; and the relationship between his [Muslim] faith and his life as an artist.” Students remarked how
- Published in Goings On
Spotted: John Legend
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
by Angela Wu
[UPDATED] We just spotted John Legend on the steps of the Architecture building, dressed in black, posing for a photo with a huge group of students. We hear he’s on campus for AAS 348/ENG 348: Black Popular Music Culture. After the “Ordinary People” crooner signed autographs and took photos, he disappeared toward Frist, leaving behind
- Published in Goings On
IN PRINT: University Panel Ponders Race and Obama Presidency
Friday, 16 April 2010
by Julia Bumke
Princeton professors in African American Studies, history, politics, public affairs, religion and sociology weighed in on President Obama’s 2008 campaign and his success in office so far at Tuesday’s symposium, “Race, American Politics, and the Presidency of Barack Obama.” While they acknowledged the huge societal implications of his election, panelists stressed that race relations in
- Published in In Print