Lannan Foundation

Dr. Cornel West has been described as one of America’s most vital and eloquent public intellectuals. Dr. West was recently appointed Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University.

In ground-breaking books such as 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; and his, The Cornel West Reader, he teaches how the growing divisions in our society fosters the despair and distrust that undermine our democratic process.

Having released the CD, Sketches of My Culture, Dr. West 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.