Gwen Ifill

Birth Name:

Gwendolyn L. Ifill

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Actress

Has received over 15 honorary degrees from schools including Howard University and St․ Norbert College
Serves on several boards, including the New Literacy Project and the Committee to Protect Journalists
In 2011, was named an Honorary Member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority
Awarded the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism by the Shorenstein Center
While attending Simmons College in Boston, Ifill began her journalism career after earning an internship position for the Boston Herald-American

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