Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th President of Bennett College for Women. Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author and commentator, and has been described by Dr. Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.” Dr. Malveaux’s contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in 21st century America.

Well-known for appearances on national network programs, Dr. Malveaux is a charismatic and popular guest on a variety of shows who appears regularly on CNN, BET, as well as on Howard University’s Television show, Evening Exchange. She has appeared on PBS’s To The Contrary, ABC’s Politically Incorrect, Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor and stations such as C-SPAN, MSNBC and CNBC. She has also hosted talk radio programs in Washington, San Francisco, and New York. As a writer and a syndicated columnist, her writing appears regularly in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, and The Progressive. Her weekly columns appear in numerous newspapers across the country including The Los Angeles Times, The Charlotte Observer, The New Orleans Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, and The San Francisco Examiner.

Dr. Malveaux received her BA and MA degrees in economics from Boston College, and earned a PhD in economics from MIT. A native San Franciscan, she is the Founder/ Thought Leader of Last Word Productions, Inc. a multimedia production company headquartered in Washington, DC.