Sara Goldrick-Rab

Sara Youcha Goldrick-Rab is an American professor, sociologist, and author. Goldrick-Rab is currently the Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University., the Founding Director of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, the founder and Board Secretary of Believe in Students, and the Chief Strategy Officer for Emergency Aid of Edquity. A sociologist of higher education, Goldrick-Rab's research focuses on policies that aim to reduce socioeconomic and racial inequalities. She received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Award in 2014, the 2018 Grawemeyer Award for Education, and a Carnegie Fellowship in 2018.