Marcellus Andrews teaches economics at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York. Andrews earned a BSBA from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania as well as an MA, MPhil and PhD in economics from Yale University. Andrews comments on public affairs and economics in the pages of The Nation and on National Public Radio’s business affairs journal Marketplace. His current book projects include Economic Policy and the Road to Social Justice (completed manuscript), Re-imagining American Freedom (in progress) and Striver’s Manifesto: On the Economics and Ethics of Black Achievement (in progress).