An Interview with Jamelle Bouie

Hosted by the Humanities Center and featuring visiting fellow, Jamelle Bouie.

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Jamelle Bouie is a columnist for the New York Times. He covers history and politics. In addition, he co-hosts the Unclear and Present Danger podcast on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s.

In 2021, Jamelle received the Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism and in 2024 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Science. In 2025, he received the Carey McWilliams Award for a major journalistic contribution to the public's understanding of politics from the American Political Science Association. He also received the Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy from the American Historical Association.

This event will be hybrid, so you can attend it either in person in 602 CL or via Zoom as you prefer.