We’re excited to announce this year’s Author Series book!  Dr. Damon Tweedy will be joining us March 20^th and 21^st to discuss his memoir, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine.  Dr. Tweedy is an associate professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and staff physician at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health System. 

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK:

In Black Man in a White Coat, Dr. Tweedy describes the many barriers minorities face for access to quality health care and higher education.  The book is one of Time Magazine’s top ten non-fiction books of the year and a New York Times best seller.  The text brings several important social issues for discussion including the racial inequities of medicine and higher education. 

• More information about Damon Tweedy
• New York Times Review of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
• Medical Humanities Book Review of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine

AUTHOR SERIES EVENTS:

Melissa Boyd, Professor of Speech, will be serving as the faculty lead this year.  If you would you like to be involved in any way, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let her know. 

GET A BOOK:

Books will be distributed to Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty in July through intercampus mail.  If you would like a book mailed to your home or summer residence, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let her know where to send it.