Support WBURMSNBC Gets Academic: Meet Host Prof. Harris-PerryPlay05:00Download AudioDavid FolkenflikJuly 20, 2012 ShareMelissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC's newest host, is a Tulane professor with a Ph.D. in political science from Duke. She hosts the two-hour Melissa Harris-Perry show, which airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings. (The Times-Picayune /Landov)