Convocation: Randall Kennedy

"Race Lines in American Life." Randall Kennedy is professor at Harvard Law School and one of the country's most compelling and bold commentators on race in America. Kennedy's work exploded into popular consciousness with the publication of his book "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word." This book became an instant national bestseller and brought Kennedy coverage in the pages of The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and a cover story in the New York Times Book Review. With the publication of his most recent book, "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption" Kennedy has cemented his place as America's most thoughtful and original thinker and writer on racial issues. Combining scholarly rigor and popular appeal Kennedy has become the leading voice of a new generation of academics asking new questions and finding new answers about racial issues.