Howard University (BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)
Writer, author, educator
Organization(s)
Columbia University The New Yorker
Title
Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism
William Jelani Cobb (born August 21, 1969)[1] is an American writer,[2] author, educator, and dean of the Columbia Journalism School.[3]
Before joining Columbia University as the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism in 2016, Cobb was an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut from 2012 to 2016.[4] Since 2015, he has been a staff writer at The New Yorker.[2][5]
^"Cobb, William Jelani". Contemporary Black Biography. Gale, 2005, updated January 4, 2007. Via Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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^"Jelani Cobb Appointed Dean of Columbia Journalism School | Office of the President". president.columbia.edu. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^"Jelani Cobb". Columbia Journalism School. Columbia University. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^"Jelani Cobb". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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