The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy proudly features Tressie McMillan Cottom in the William C. Powers, Jr. Speaker Series. Dr. Cottom is the New York Times bestselling author of Thick. And Other Essays (National Book Award Finalist), co-host of the podcast "Hear to Slay" with Roxanne Gay, a 2020 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipient, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science, a senior faculty researcher with the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, and a faculty affiliate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
The William C. Powers Jr. Speaker Series
Honoring the memory of former UT President William C. Powers, Jr., this speaker series invites thought leaders to present research in American politics and public policy in reflection of his commitment to diversity and inclusion.