AdvertisementMSNBC Gets Academic: Meet Host Prof. Harris-PerryJuly 20, 2012David FolkenflikfacebookEmailMelissa 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)