Ghazala Hashmi

“ WHEREAS, in 2016, Tressie McMillan Cottom adapted her doctoral thesis into her first book, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy, providing a vital study of how societal inequalities fueled the growth of for-profit colleges and shaped the higher education landscape in the 21st century ”

“ WHEREAS, as an author, professor, and co-host of the podcast Hear to Slay, as well as through news columns, television appearances, congressional testimonies, and a Twitter following of more than 150,000, Tressie McMillan Cottom has brought greater awareness to the myriad social problems impacting our world, while demonstrating how academics and intellectuals may effectively contribute to the public discourse ”