IDA Faculty Director H. Samy Alim appeared on MSNBC's "The Cycle" yesterday to discuss President Barack Obama's skill at code-switching, the ability to speak in the manner of the audience he is addressing, whether "Black" or "white" speaking norms.

It may be summer but IDA Faculty Director H. Samy Alim hasn't slowed down a bit. He is busy preparing for the release of a new book co-written with the distinguished scholar Geneva Smitherman called Articulate While Black: Barack Obama, Language, and Race In The U.S. Early reviews call the book a "tour de force."