An Education Researcher’s Take on Financial Aid

In 2015, Goldrick-Rab came under fire on Twitter for her criticism of various higher education policy changes instituted in the state of Wisconsin, where she was at the time a professor at the state’s flagship university, the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In the wake of the vicious Twitter war, Goldrick-Rab, who has long been a fierce and vocal advocate of policies designed to make college more accessible for low-income families, accepted a position at Temple University.