Jessica Calarco
Sociologist and university professor
Jessica Calarco is a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies inequality in education and family life. She wrote Holding It Together.
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About Jessica Calarco
Jessica McCrory Calarco is an American sociologist who holds a professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on how inequality shapes schooling and life in families. She has also won recognition as a teacher. She wrote Holding It Together, and her earlier books include Negotiating Opportunities and A Field Guide to Grad School. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Atlantic, and she writes a newsletter called Hidden Curriculum.