Opening New Frontiers in Race, Culture and Politics

Michael Eric Dyson, one of the nation’s most renowned professors, gifted writers,
inspiring preachers, knowledgeable lecturers and riveting media personalities, will present for The Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship, and Public Responsibility.

As a professor who earned a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University, Dyson
has taught at some of the nation’s most distinguished universities, including
Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, Columbia, DePaul, the University of Pennsylvania and
Georgetown University. He is currently the Distinguished University Professor
of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, and
Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University.

Dyson is a
writer of more than 20 books, including New York Times best sellers, “The
Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America,” and “Tears
We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America,” that was called by the New York
Times, “one of the most frank and searing discussions on race.” His latest
book, “Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America,” was heralded as
Amazon’s Bestselling Book for 2020.