Dent, David J.
	Associate Professor of Journalism M.S. 1982 (journalism), Columbia; B.A. 1981 (political science), Morehouse College Office Address: 285 Mercer Street, 901, Phone: (212) 998-7989 Fax: (212) 995-4148 Email:

Areas of Research/Interest: African American culture, education, race, and the media; television reporting

In Search of Black America, Discovering the African American Dream. Simon & Schuster. 2000 Whose Reality: Million Man March. Black Renaissance Noire. October 1996.
African-Americans Turn to Christian Academies. Education Life section: The New York Times. August 4, 1996,
The New Black Suburbs. The New York Times Magazine. June 14, 1992.

Fellowships/Honors: Golden Dozen Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service, New York University, spring 1993; Lincoln University Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting, Print/Minority Audience, Jefferson City, Missouri, March 1993; Griot Award, New York Association of Black Journalists Award for Excellence in Magazine Journalism for "The New Black Suburbs," December 1992; Teaching Fellowship for Outstanding Broadcast Journalism Professors, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, June 1992 Freedom Forum Foundation Grant for Journalists in Education, to research the growth of black private elementary and secondary schools, December 1990; National Association of Black Journalists Award of Excellence for television news series Brothers in Arms, July 1990.