Tressie McMillan Cottom will speak as part of the Research in Equity Lecture Series from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm on Thursday, April 5th in Dauterive LL-101. Dr. Cottom is an assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is co-editor of two volumes on technological change, inequality and institutions: “Digital Sociologies” and “For-Profit Universities: The Shifting Landscape of Marketized Higher Education.” Her book “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy” has received national and international acclaim. With her colleagues, Dr. Cottom also developed the first graduate degree program in Digital Sociology.