Cornel West Interview

Meet the Winners of the 2026 Washington Women in Journalism Awards

Hall of FameJudy WoodruffPBSJudy Woodruff has been a fixture of American television sets since the early 1980s–first as a ...

Yahoo

‘We ought to be pessimistic,’ Cornel West says, ‘We just don’t allow it to have the last word’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Academic, theologian and 2024 Independent presidential candidate Cornel West delivered the annual Steiner lecture April 910 2026, ...

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'You come here to be unsettled': At St. John's, Cornel West champions intellectualism amid 'catastrophe'

When Ron Wilson, a tutor at St. John’s College, asked Cornel West to speak for the university’s spring Steiner Lecture, West told him he would hitchhike, if necessary, “to speak to the ...

The Santa Fe New Mexican

'The texts … will not be enough': Cornel West prescribes spirituality at St. John's

Before St. John's College students howled with laughter at former presidential candidate Cornel West's quick quips and mulled his intellectual deep dives, the wildly prolific thinker gave some praise ...

Argus Leader

Augustana University announces speakers, date for fourth colloquium

Augustana University will host authors Robert P. George and Cornel West for the university’s fourth annual Critical Inquiry & Citizenship Colloquium in October. The event began in 2023 to “inspire and ...