Friday, July 25, 2014

Marc Lamont Hill Leaving Columbia University for Morehouse College Professorship

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill — one of the nation’s youngest and most visible Black intellectuals — is leaving Columbia University and is headed to Morehouse College in the fall, where he will hold the Distinguished Professorship of African-American Studies.

The move by Morehouse to court Hill — a sought-after speaker and television commentator — signals a new and ambitious effort by the Atlanta-based school to aggressively compete with predominantly White institutions for young Black superstar professors.

Read more: Marc Lamont Hill Leaving Columbia University for Morehouse College Professorship

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