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Malcom Glenn
Malcom Glenn in 2017
Former President of Harvard Crimson
Born (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987 (age 37)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materHarvard College
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Speaker
  • Public affairs specialist
Websitewww.malcomglenn.com

Malcom Glenn (born February 6, 1987, in

Denver, Colorado) is an American writer and speaker and was The President of Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, in 2008. He made national news as the first African American president of The Crimson in over a half-century.[1]

Upon his election in November 2007, Glenn was featured in numerous publications, including

Essence Magazine,[3] and The New York Observer.[4]
His term as president ended at the conclusion of Harvard's fall semester in January 2009.

Early life

Glenn was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School, where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Jefferson Journal. Glenn graduated from high school in 2005 and enrolled at Harvard College in the fall of that year.

He graduated from Harvard with a degree in history in June 2009.

Recent work

Glenn currently works at Uber in Washington D.C., where he focuses on building strategic partnerships with community and non-profit organizations. Previously, he worked in executive communications at Google, at an education advocacy organization in

The Huffington Post's Denver web site, writing about politics and local affairs.[5]

He appeared in a number of publications and on television for his work related to both The Crimson and politics, particularly the youth vote. During the

Harry Smith, and was also interviewed by CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric during Couric's nightly Convention Webcast.[7]

During the fall general election campaign, Glenn made a number of television and speaking appearances throughout the country. He was a guest on the

John F. Kennedy Forum.[13]

Glenn has written for The Denver Post[14] and Sports Illustrated On Campus,[15] and has been interviewed on Fox's local Boston television station, WFXT.[16] In print, he has been interviewed by Newsweek,[17] The Christian Science Monitor,[18] and The Washington Post.[19]

References

  1. ^ The Crimson Staff, Glenn Named Crimson President, The Harvard Crimson, November 19, 2007
  2. ^ Ann Schrader, T.J. grad voted editor of Harvard newspaper, The Denver Post, November 20, 2007
  3. ^ Essence Magazine, February 2008, p. 123
  4. ^ John Koblin, Crimson Names First Black President in Over Fifty Years, The New York Observer, November 16, 2007
  5. ^ Huffington Post Contributors, Malcom Glenn, The Huffington Post, September 2009
  6. ^ CBS Early Show, August 28, 2008
  7. ^ Full CBS News DNC Webcast, August 27, 2008
  8. ^ Inside Story (Part I), Al Jazeera English, October 26, 2008
  9. ^ Inside Story (Part II), Al Jazeera English, October 26, 2008
  10. ^ Young, Black and Ready To Vote to convene at RAC, St. Louis American, September 29, 2008
  11. ^ Let's Talk About Sarah Palin, Harvard Institute of Politics, October 29, 2008
  12. ^ Danella H. Debel, Panel Analyzes Palin’s Candidacy, The Harvard Crimson, October 30, 2008
  13. ^ A Conversation with David Plouffe, Harvard Institute of Politics, April 15, 2009
  14. ^ Michael Koenigs and Malcom Glenn, An informed Gen Y may decide this election, The Denver Post, September 29, 2008
  15. ^ Malcom Glenn, The fullback meets the opera, Sports Illustrated on Campus, November 19, 2007
  16. ^ Fox 25 News, Former Harvard President Tapped by Obama, November 23, 2008
  17. ^ Jay Mathews, The 12 Top College Rivalries in the Country, Newsweek, August 9, 2008
  18. ^ Randy Dotinga, Private colleges' crime records going public, The Christian Science Monitor, February 19, 2008
  19. ^ Live Online Discussion, Election 2008: The Youth Vote, The Washington Post, August 25, 2008

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