Kalena Cortes will speak as part of the Research in Equity Lecture Series from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 11th in Dauterive LL-101. Dr. Cortes is an Associate Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). Her research focuses on issues of equity and access, in particular, identifying educational policies that help disadvantaged students at the K-12 and post-secondary levels.