Glenn C. Loury

Glenn C. Loury currently holds a number of positions at Boston University, including university professor, professor of economics, and director of the Institute on Race and Social Division. Prior to joining Boston University, he taught economics at Harvard, Northwestern and the University of Michigan. Loury is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the vice president of the American Econometric Association. His essays on the issues of race, inequality, and social policy have appeared in dozens of influential publications, including the Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and National Review. He is a contributing editor at The New Republic, chairman of the Center for New Black Leadership in Washington, D.C., and a frequent commentator on national radio and public television. His most recent book, One by One, From the Inside Out: Essays and Reviews on Race and Responsibility in America, won the 1996 American Book Award.

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