K. Alyssa Dan

Dr. Dickerson's presentation was thought provoking on the American Dream, and how the middle class contributed to the dream. Through her research she was able to present the elements that define the middle class, such as a retirement plan, home ownership, and sending children to college, and how this group of people felt overlooked by policy makers in the past decade. I thought the most interesting part was 90% of Americans identify as middle class, because of the norm it has been presented as in society, when in reality most people do not fall into this category.