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The author of Losing the Race, an anthology of race writings, Authentically Black, and Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America, he has written on race and cultural issues for The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The National Review, The Los Angeles Times, The American Enterprise, and City Journal. He has appeared on Dateline NBC, Politically Incorrect, Talk of the Nation, Today, Good Morning, America, The Jim Lehrer Newshour, Fresh Air, and Meet the Press, provided commentaries for All Things Considered, and has appeared weekly on NPR’s News and Notes.

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Sponsored by the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, with co-sponsors Carolina Performing Arts, the Public Policy Majors Union, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Department of Public Policy.

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This lecture series honors Frank Porter Graham, President of the University of North Carolina, 1930-1949, and United States Senator, 1949-1950. “Dr Frank,” perhaps more than any other person, defined education, culture, and politics in North Carolina in the twentieth century. Three of the enduring themes throughout Graham’s life were:

This lecture series seeks to enshrine these parts of the legacy of Frank Porter Graham.

The Frank Porter Graham Lecture Series is made possible by a generous gift to the University by Taylor McMillan ’60.