Sara Goldrick-Rab is a “defender of impoverished students and a scholar of their struggles,” according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, and one of the fifty most important “doers, thinkers, and visionaries transforming American politics” according to Politico. She is ranked seventh in the nation among education scholars, according to Education Week. She is professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University where she leads efforts to find effective approaches to making college more accessible and more affordable.  Follow her on Twitter @saragoldrickrab.