William H. Frey

For persons of a similar name, see William Frey (disambiguation).
William H. Frey
Born1947 (age 76–77)
United States
Education
Occupation(s)Demographer, author

William Henry Frey (born 1947) is a noted American demographer and author. He is currently a Senior Fellow with Brookings Metro at the Brookings Institution and a Research Professor at the University of Michigan's Population Studies Center. According to Michael Barone, "Frey is widely acknowledged as America’s leading demographer."[1][2]

Frey graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Ursinus College in 1969 and a PhD in sociology from Brown University in 1974.[3]

Frey is the author of multiple books including Diversity Explosion.[4] His work has been covered by publications including Newsweek,[5] The New York Times,[4] NPR,[6] the Claremont Institute[7] and PBS.[8]

  1. ^ Frey, William H. (July 24, 2018). "Diversity Explosion". Brookings. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "William H. Frey Lecture "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Changing America"". CMU School of Architecture. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Brookings.edu
  4. ^ a b Edsall, Thomas B. (February 25, 2015). "The Gentrification Effect". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Frey, William H. (December 6, 2014). "America's Getting Less White, and That Will Save It". Newsweek.
  6. ^ Mantle, Larry (December 22, 2014). "Diversity explosion: The impact of America's ethnic shift". scpr.org. KPCC 89.3 AirTalk.
  7. ^ Caldwell, Christopher (March 9, 2015). "The Browning of America". The Claremont Review of Books. XV (1).
  8. ^ PBS