Shelby Steele

Shelby Steele
Steele receiving the National Medal of the Humanities in 2004
Born (1946-01-01) January 1, 1946 (age 78)
EducationCoe College (BA)
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (MA)
University of Utah (PhD)

Shelby Steele (born January 1, 1946)[1] is an American author, columnist, documentary film maker, and a Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He specializes in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action.

In 1990, he received the National Book Critics Circle Award in the general nonfiction category for his book The Content of Our Character.[2] In 2004, Steele was awarded the National Medal of the Humanities.[3][4]

  1. ^ "UPI Almanac". United Press International. January 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019. writer Shelby Steele in 1946 (age 73)
  2. ^ "Past winners of the National Book Critics Circle Award". National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
  3. ^ Trescott, Jacqueline (2004-11-18). "A Gold Medal Day for Artists and Scholars". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ "Hoover Institution is awarded the National Humanities Medal". Stanford News. November 9, 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-19.