Eric Grodsky is associate professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota. In his substantive work, Grodsky seeks to understand the dimensions and causes of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequality in educational achievement, college attendance, and completion. Grodsky has published his work in the
American Sociological Review, the
American Journal of Sociology, and
Social Forces, in addition to other venues.
Michal Kurlaender is associate professor at the School of Education at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on education policy and evaluation, in particular, the causes and consequences of educational inequality at various stages of the educational attainment process. She is currently investigating policies and practices aimed at improving college access, persistence, and degree completion. Kurlaender’s work has been published in a variety of academic and policy venues.