The University of Illinois presents the Presidential Lecture on Diversity

“Crisis in Higher Education: The Need for New Leadership”

Dr. Richard A. Tapia
University Professor and Maxfi eld-Oshman Chair, Rice University

Monday, October 10, 2011 MORE >

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net   |  

Distinguished law scholar Elizabeth Warren teaches contract law, bankruptcy, and commercial law at Harvard Law School. She is an outspoken critic of America's credit economy, which she has linked to the continuing rise in bankruptcy among the middle-class.