Neil Henry (journalist)
Encyclopedia
Neil Henry is an American
journalist
and professor
who is currently dean
of the University of California, Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism. He served as interim dean since Orville Schell
's departure in 2007, and was appointed permanently in May 2009.
Before becoming a professor at Berkeley in 1993, Henry was a reporter for The Washington Post
.
He is the author of Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for his White Family, an autobiographical
family history
that explores issues of mixed African American
and White American
heritage. The book was a finalist for the title of best nonfiction book by the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association in 2001.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
who is currently dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
Graduate School of Journalism. He served as interim dean since Orville Schell
Orville Schell
Orville Hickock Schell III is an activist and writer working on China, and is the Arthus Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York...
's departure in 2007, and was appointed permanently in May 2009.
Before becoming a professor at Berkeley in 1993, Henry was a reporter for The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
.
He is the author of Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for his White Family, an autobiographical
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
family history
Family history
Family history is the systematic narrative and research of past events relating to a specific family, or specific families.- Introduction :...
that explores issues of mixed African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
and White American
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
heritage. The book was a finalist for the title of best nonfiction book by the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association in 2001.