Eddie Glaude

Eddie Steven Glaude Jr. (born September 4, 1968) is an American academic, author, and pundit. He is James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the departments of African American studies and religion. At Princeton, Glaude was the inaugural department chair after the Princeton Center for African American Studies became an academic department in 2015; he led the program until stepping down in 2023.

Glaude teaches courses across the liberal arts disciplines and has been quoted in the media as a subject-matter expert on racial and religious identity politics in the United States. He has written and edited multiple books published by university presses, has contributed essays to Time, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times, and has appeared on NBC and MS NOW programs such as Morning Joe, Deadline: White House, and Meet the Press. on September 4, 1968. His father served in the Vietnam War with the United States Navy before working for the United States Postal Service. Glaude's mother had left school in eighth grade after becoming pregnant. She worked as a cleaning supervisor at a shipyard. Eddie Glaude was raised in Moss Point alongside his sister and brother.

Glaude matriculated at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, at age 16, and received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1989. He then earned a master's degree in African American studies from Temple University and a master's degree and Doctor of Philosophy in religion from Princeton University. Glaude is a member of Morehouse's board of trustees.

Career Glaude speaking to the City Club of Cleveland in February 2017Glaude began his teaching career at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, In 2002, Princeton University announced its plans to appoint Glaude as an associate professor; he joined the faculty that year.

In 2017, Glaude served as the president of the American Academy of Religion.

Public intellectualism Glaude has appeared on television programs, including Morning Joe, Deadline: White House, and Meet the Press. In his public appearances, he "[combines] a scholar's knowledge of history [and] a political commentator's take on the latest events". In a later interview, Glaude stated that he was "most closely aligned" with the campaign of Bernie Sanders.

In a June 2026 interview about his recently-released book, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries, Glaude stated, "[Donald] Trump and Maga are literally destroying the foundations of our democracy right in front of us. We’re witnessing the end of the America that made our lives possible."

Personal life Glaude is married to Winnifred Brown-Glaude, a professor of sociology and African American studies at The College of New Jersey. They have one child, a son named Langston Ellis Glaude, who graduated from Brown University, where he majored in Africana studies.

Works

An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion. The University of Georgia Press. 15 November 2018. ISBN 978-0-8203-5417-0