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Elizabeth Alexander (born May 30, 1962) [1] is an American poet, writer, and literary scholar who has served as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2018. Previously, Alexander was a professor for 15 years at Yale University, where she taught poetry and chaired the African American studies department.
The poem helped make Alexander one of the most publically-known and respected poets writing today. Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, New York, but grew up in Washington, DC, the daughter of former United States Secretary of the Army and Equal….
Learn about Elizabeth Alexander, a prize-winning and bestselling author, renowned poet, educator, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is also the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder in the arts, culture, and humanities.
Learn about Elizabeth Alexander, a renowned poet, memoirist, and scholar who taught at Yale, Columbia, and Smith. Read her poems, essays, and biography on the Academy of American Poets website.
May 23, 2022 · May 23, 2022 6:13 AM EDT. Elizabeth Alexander is many things. She’s a poet, a philanthropist, an educator, and an intellectual, but most of all, she’s a visionary. In her six books of...
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Mar 14, 2024 · Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, scholar, and cultural advocate who leads the Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of the arts and humanities. She is also a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a memoirist, and a speaker on race, justice, and American society.
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Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, New York, but grew up in Washington, DC, the daughter of former United States Secretary of the Army and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chairman, Clifford Alexander Jr. She earned degrees from Yale, Boston University, and the University of Pennsylvania,...
