1954 – 2025.
It is with a heavy heart that the NYU community shares news of the unexpected passing of our beloved Professor Michael D. Dinwiddie. So many students came to know Professor Dinwiddie as a brilliant teacher, adviser, artist, and historian.
Beyond NYU, Professor Dinwiddie was an award-winning playwright, composer and scholar of Black theater. His plays, which have been produced nationwide at the best-known Black theater companies in the United States, often featured historical figures like Langston Hughes and Eubie Blake.