Authors

Megan Fritts is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Samuel Negus is the director of program review and accreditation at Hillsdale College.

Angel B. Pérez is chief executive officer of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. He is the author of a forthcoming book, The Hottest Seat on Campus, published by Harvard Education Press. If you’d like to explore the new superpowers more deeply, listen to his latest podcast interview.

Fred DuVal is serving his second nonconsecutive term on the Arizona Board of Regents, and is the founder of the Regents Grants program. He served a term on the board of the Association of Governing Boards.

Allison L. Turcio is assistant vice president for enrollment and marketing at Siena College, host of The Application podcast, and publisher of the Higher Education Marketer’s Digest newsletter.

Jordan Matsudaira is a professor of public policy and economics at the School of Public Affairs at American University, where he directs the Postsecondary Education Economics Research Center. He served as Deputy Under Secretary and the inaugural Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Education in the Biden Administration.

Daniel J. Solomon is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of California at Berkeley. He can be found on X @DanielJSolomon.

Tanya I. Garcia is vice president at the Institute for College Access & Success. She previously served as Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary and commissioner for postsecondary and higher education.

James Kvaal served as under secretary at the U.S. Department of Education from September 2021 to January 2025.

Nader Hashemi is the director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and an associate professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University.